“Each age wants to see its heroes in its own image, in ways that reflect the pieties and sentiments of its day.” HistoryHeroesBiographyBiographersHistoriansDaniel Boone Book:Boone: A Biography Source: Boone: A Biography
“She found Jamie standing on that corner, probably one of the most civilized street corners in the whole world, consulting a compass and announcing that when they turned left, they would be heading 'due northwest.' Claudia was tired and cold at the tips; her fingers, her toes, her nose were all cold while the rest of her was perspiring under the weight of her winter clothes. She never liked feeling either very hot or very cold, and she hated feeling both at the same time. 'Head due northwest. Head due northwest,' she mimicked. 'Can't you simply say turn right or turn left as everyone else does? Who do you think you are? Daniel Boone? I'll bet no one's used a compass in Manhattan since Henry Hudson.” WinterManhattanHenry HudsonDaniel Boone Book:From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Source: From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler