Daniel Boone, wilderness scout
Subtitle: the life story and true adventures of the great hunter Long Knife who first blazed the Wilderness Trail through the Indian's country to Kentucky
By: now fully told by Stewart Edward White ; and illustrated by James Daugherty ; with a new introduction by Sam Sloan
Contributors: Daugherty, James, 1889-1974, illustrator; Sloan, Sam, 1944- writer of introduction
Publisher: Ishi Press International
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Bronx, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
ISBN-13: 9784871872324
Subjects: Boone, Daniel,; Frontier and pioneer life
Description: "Daniel Boone was an important historical figure before, during and after the American Revolutionary War. He was born on November 2, 1734. In his long life of 86 years, America went from a mostly unexplored backwoods wilderness that was a British colony to a settled and developed area. Probably the most important single accomplishment of Daniel Boone was his development of the Cumberland Gap as the only direct transit route through the Appalachian Mountains from Virginia to Kentucky. Daniel Boone explored the gap, made the gap wider and helped immigrants reach it. By 1800, 200,000 immigrants had crossed the Cumberland Gap to reach Kentucky. At a time when there were no roads and only Indian trails, Daniel Boone crossed back and forth so many times it is hard to keep count. Daniel Boone traveled as far west as Nebraska. He traveled by horse or by foot. He was a businessman and a politician. He served in the Virginia state legislature. He went broke many times. He was a man of peace who tried to avoid conflicts but nevertheless was involved in battles with the Indians and with the British during the French and Indian Wars and the American Revolutionary War."--Amazon.com.
Notes: Facsimilie reprint, with 2014 introduction.