Title: The taking of Jemima Boone : colonial settlers, tribal nations, and the kidnap that shaped America /
Authors: Pearl, Matthew
Year: 2021
Subjects: Boone, Jemima Captivity.; Boone, Daniel,; Indian captivities Kentucky History; Indians of North America Kentucky History; Kentucky History
Abstract: Explores the little-known true story of the kidnapping of thirteen-year-old Jemima Boone, Daniel Boone's daughter, by a Cherokee-Shawnee raiding party and the ensuing battle with reverberations that nobody could predict.
Contents: Cast of characters -- Prologue -- The taking. Duck ; Bloody ground ; The plan ; Ends of the Earth -- Retaliation. Fallout ; Rise of Blackfish ; Families -- The reckoning. Risen ; Before the thunder ; The last siege ; Aftershocks.