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Daniel Boone, and the Hunters of Kentucky. (Seventh thousand.) [With plates.]

Daniel Boone, and the Hunters of Kentucky. (Seventh thousand.) [With plates.] is a detailed historical narrative that chronicles the life of Daniel Boone, a prominent figure in American frontier history. The book includes illustrations that accompany the text, providing visual context to Boone's experiences. This edition is the seventh thousand, indicating its widespread circulation and continued relevance. more

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Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone was an American author known for his descriptions of frontier life. Born on October 22, 1734, and dying on September 26, 1820, Boone was renowned for his leadership in the Louisiana Purchase Expedition. His writings, particularly 'The Boone Narratives,' provided detailed accounts of his adventures, shaping the genre of frontier literature and sparking a fascination with the American West. more

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“Thus we behold Kentucky, lately an howling wilderness, the habitation of savages and wild beasts, become a fruitful field; this region, so favourably distinguished by nature, now become the habitation of civilization, at a period unparalleled in history, in the midst of a raging war, and under all the disadvantages of emigration to a country so remote from the inhabited parts of the continent.”

“It is a matter of great satisfaction to me to hope that my children will be in circumstances to receive a good education. Mine was defective and I feel the inconvenience, if not the misfortune of not receiving a classical education. Knowledge is the food of genius, and my son, let no opportunity escape you to treasure up knowledge.”

“I would lay down my life to defend any one of the States from aggression, which endangered peace or threatened its institutions. I could do more for the union, but I wish to do more; for the destruction of the union would be the destruction of all the States. A stab in the heart is worse then a cut in a limb, for this may be healed.”