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“Many heroic exploits and chivalrous adventures are related to me which exist only in the regions of fancy. With me the world has taken great liberties, and yet I have been but a common man.”

Quote by Daniel Boone

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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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Book:Daniel Boone: His Own Story

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“I would not be gotten into a schoolhouse until I was eight years old. Nor did I accomplish much after I started. I doubt if I had gone to school six months in all when my father died. I was fourteen at the time.”

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Book:The writings of Sam Houston, 1813-1863

Source: The writings of Sam Houston, 1813-1863

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“I have ever been opposed to banks, - opposed to internal improvements by the general government, - opposed to distribution of public lands among the states, - opposed to taking the power from the hands of the people, - opposed to special monopolies, - opposed to a protective tariff, - opposed to a latitudinal construction of the constitution, - opposed to slavery agitation and disunion. This is my democracy. Point to a single act of my public career not in keeping with these principles.”

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