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- catalog abstract "Traces the life and exploration of Daniel Boone, and discusses his role in the westward movement of the American people. The embodiment of the American hero, Daniel Boone personifies the great adventure of his age, the westward movement of the American people. The prototype for the frontiersman, he was a multifaceted individual who shaped and was driven by the complex forces of this dynamic period in history. Daniel Boone: An American Life brings together over thirty years of research in this extraordinary biography. Based on primary sources, the book depicts Boone through the eyes of those who knew him and within the historical contexts of his eighty six years. Boone's story offers new insights into the turbulent birth of the nation and demonstrates why the frontier forms such a significant part of the American experience.".
- catalog alternative "Project Muse UPCC books net".
- catalog contributor b12896759.
- catalog coverage "Kentucky Biography.".
- catalog created "c2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "c2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
- catalog description ""Let the girls do the spelling" : the boyhood of Daniel Boone -- Soldier, suitor, hunter, explorer -- "In quest of the country of Kentucke" -- Henderson's imfamous company of land pyrates" : Transylvania -- Cutting the Wilderness Road -- Revolution and rescue on the frontier -- Shel-tow-ee, son of Blackfish -- Patriot or traitor? : Boonesborough besieged -- From pauper to legislator -- "Our affairs became more and more alarming?" : the disaster at Blue Licks -- "Your land is all survayd" : prosperity, debt, and retreat -- "I want more elbow-room" : bound for Missouri -- One last hunt : the final decade -- "The sons of Daniel Boone" : a hero's legend and legacy.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-206) and index.".
- catalog description "Traces the life and exploration of Daniel Boone, and discusses his role in the westward movement of the American people. The embodiment of the American hero, Daniel Boone personifies the great adventure of his age, the westward movement of the American people. The prototype for the frontiersman, he was a multifaceted individual who shaped and was driven by the complex forces of this dynamic period in history. Daniel Boone: An American Life brings together over thirty years of research in this extraordinary biography. Based on primary sources, the book depicts Boone through the eyes of those who knew him and within the historical contexts of his eighty six years. Boone's story offers new insights into the turbulent birth of the nation and demonstrates why the frontier forms such a significant part of the American experience.".
- catalog extent "xv, 216 p., [8] p. of plates :".
- catalog hasFormat "Daniel Boone.".
- catalog identifier "0813122783 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Daniel Boone.".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "c2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lexington : University Press of Kentucky,".
- catalog relation "Daniel Boone.".
- catalog spatial "Kentucky Biography.".
- catalog spatial "Kentucky".
- catalog spatial "Kentucky.".
- catalog subject "976.9/02/092 B 21".
- catalog subject "Boone, Daniel, 1734-1820.".
- catalog subject "F454.B66 L628 2003".
- catalog subject "Frontier and pioneer life Kentucky.".
- catalog subject "Pioneers Kentucky Biography.".
- catalog tableOfContents ""Let the girls do the spelling" : the boyhood of Daniel Boone -- Soldier, suitor, hunter, explorer -- "In quest of the country of Kentucke" -- Henderson's imfamous company of land pyrates" : Transylvania -- Cutting the Wilderness Road -- Revolution and rescue on the frontier -- Shel-tow-ee, son of Blackfish -- Patriot or traitor? : Boonesborough besieged -- From pauper to legislator -- "Our affairs became more and more alarming?" : the disaster at Blue Licks -- "Your land is all survayd" : prosperity, debt, and retreat -- "I want more elbow-room" : bound for Missouri -- One last hunt : the final decade -- "The sons of Daniel Boone" : a hero's legend and legacy.".
- catalog title "Daniel Boone : an American life / Michael A. Lofaro.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".