Life and Adventures of Colonel Daniel Boon: The First White Settler of the State of Kentucky - Couverture souple

Boon, Daniel

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1437023061 ISBN 13 : 9781437023060

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

The ""Life And Adventures Of Colonel Daniel Boon: The First White Settler Of The State Of Kentucky"" is a book written by Daniel Boon himself in 1823. The book is a memoir of his life and experiences as a frontiersman and explorer in the early American West. Boon was the first white settler in Kentucky and the book chronicles his adventures in the wilderness, his encounters with Native American tribes, and his role in the American Revolution. The book is an important historical document that provides insight into the life of a legendary figure in American history. Boon's writing is straightforward and vivid, allowing readers to experience the excitement and danger of frontier life. The book is also notable for its portrayal of Native American culture and its impact on the early American West. Overall, ""Life And Adventures Of Colonel Daniel Boon"" is a fascinating account of one man's journey through the American wilderness and his contributions to the development of the United States.To Which Is Added A Narration Of His Letter Life Until His Death. Annexed Is An Eulogy By Lord Byron.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from Life and Adventures of Colonel Daniel Boon: The First White Settler of the State of Kentucky

It was on the first of May 1769, that I resigned my domestic happiness, and left my family and peaceable habitation of the Yadkin river, in North Carolina, to wander through the wilderness of America, in quest of the country of Kentucky, in company with John Finley, John Stuart, Joseph Holden, James Money, and William Cool.

On the 7th of June, after travelling through a mountainous wilderness, in a western direction, we found ourselves on Red River, where John Finley had formerly been trading with the Indians, and, from the top of an eminence, saw with pleasure the beautiful level of Kentucky. For some time we had experienced the most uncomfortable weather. We now encamped, made a shelter to defend us from the inclement season, and began to hunt and reconnoitre the country. We found abundance of wild beasts in this vast forest... The buffaloes were more numerous than cattle on other settlements, browzing on the leaves of the cane, or cropping the herbage on those extensive plains. We saw hundreds in a drove; and the numbers about the salt springs were amazing. In the forest, the habitation of beasts of every American kind, we hunted with great success until December.

On the 22d of December, John Stuart and I had a pleasing ramble; but fortune changed the day at the close of it.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1437023061
• ISBN 13: 9781437023060
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 44
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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