The Life of Daniel Boone

by Lyman Copeland Draper, Ted Franklin Belue (Editor)

The definitive biography of America's foremost frontersman, with little-known information on Boone's family, long hunting, the fur trade, and the trans-Allegheny West.

"No collection of Americana should be without this long-missing volume." --Booklist

Genres: History

624 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1998

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Librarian and historian

Reviews

[Avery · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an extremely in-depth book about Daniel Boone, though the manuscript was actually never finished and this book does not tell about the end of Boone's life. Still, that's just as well as the end of his life was really sad, and I prefer the book to end while he's still happy and lively.If you want to really learn about Daniel Boone, I could not recommend a better book. This is absolutely fascinating, I honestly don't know why anyone would need a fictional account of his life; his real life reads almost like fiction! I love the part where Daniel and his men are surrounded by Indians and Daniel assumes they all will be killed. "Boys, we are gone" he says"let us sell our lives as dearly as we can." I also love it when he rescues his kidnapped daughter and her friends. A terrific amount of research went into this, you will learn a lot about the real frontier in this book.

[Steve Courson · Rating 4 out of 5]

More properly titled “The World of Daniel Boone”, this is a tough read unless you’re already steeped in early pioneer history, including the French and Indian War, Native American tribes east of the Mississippi and fort locations, etc. There is a lot here, it’s all over the place and within this wealth of information you can actually catch glimpses of Boone. The editor has done historians a big favor by transcribing Draper’s manuscript. Better maps would entitle 5 full stars. The notes of the editor are an excellent addition.

[Mitzi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't really think it is fair to call this book the life of Daniel Boone - while it does cover Boone's life up to a point (the book was technically never finished by Draper), it is much more about the history of the early days of Kentucky than just the life of one man. A must read for anyone who is interested in this time of America's history.

[Mike Rumping · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best