Excerpt from Boone of the Wilderness: A Tale of Pioneer Adventure and Achievement in "the Dark and Bloody Ground" His book has for its hero Daniel Boone, the most adventurous - and perhaps the most constructive character in America's early border history. The deeds recounted from his youthful adventures as a wagoner in General Braddock's ill-fated campaign until the time when he blazed the trail of American progress across the Cumberlands and won and held Kentucky for the on coming settlers, are those that have at last ...
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Excerpt from Boone of the Wilderness: A Tale of Pioneer Adventure and Achievement in "the Dark and Bloody Ground" His book has for its hero Daniel Boone, the most adventurous - and perhaps the most constructive character in America's early border history. The deeds recounted from his youthful adventures as a wagoner in General Braddock's ill-fated campaign until the time when he blazed the trail of American progress across the Cumberlands and won and held Kentucky for the on coming settlers, are those that have at last gained for him a place in the Hall of Fame. The author, hoping to picture Boone's part in the winning of the West in a more vivid and appealing way than the methods of biography permit, has introduced a thread of fiction and created episodes to fill the gaps in the formal records of Boone's life. However, the fictional part of the narrative remains in keeping with the hero's true character and career. Anthony Arnold, Boone's antagonist in this story, is a figure of imagination. He is a type of the men who played a selfish and destructive part in the development of the West. Richard Henderson, with his Splendid dream of a Fourteenth Colony, is a true figure. He represents the men of mixed motives of patriotism and self interest who helped to conquer the wilderness. Boone stands out as an example of the men who gave all and received nothing; who by their courage, toil and sacrifice consecrated the land they entered upon. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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