Boone

by Cameron Judd

A fictional portrayal of Daniel Boone describes his fierce loyalty to his country while chronicling how he blazed a trail from Pennsylvania to the Carolina mountains and past the Cumberland Gap.

Genres: Historical Fiction

432 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published May 1, 1995

About the author

Cameron Judd (AKA: Tobias Cole) is a bestselling author of over forty historical and Western novels, including The Canebrake Men and Crockett of Tennessee. A former award-winning journalist, he continues to write his acclaimed column “Clips to Keep” and lives with his family in Greene County, Tennessee.

Reviews

[Mitzi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've read several books about Daniel Boone now, but this is the first one that I've read that was in novel form, and I really enjoyed it. I especially liked his portrayal of Daniel's wife Rebecca - history tends to gloss over her a bit, so it was nice to see her getting her due in this book. She did put up with a LOT with a husband like him!

The first half of the book covers the pre-Kentucky years, the last half covers the KY / Boonesborough years, so it isn't his complete life story, but a good chunk of it. The first part felt a bit more in-depth than the second, but overall Judd pulled everything together quite nicely!

[Judith Geary · Rating 5 out of 5]

Daniel Boone was a mass of contradictions: peace loving – yet a warrior hero; family oriented – yet an adventurer who left his wife and children for months or years at a time; an adopted Native American who lived like his native brothers – yet point man for the aggressive white civilization. Judd captures all of that in an absorbing story about the pivotal years of Boone’s life. Check out the newer editions for a better-edited story.