Status Updates From The Taking of Jemima Boone:...

I've shelved this book. Can't bring myself to finish it. I give it a 2 star rating. The kidnapping of Jemima Boone and her subsequent rescue occurs fairly early in the book, all within the first 75 pages. What follows after that is incredibly boring. The book simply was not what I expected it to be. I'm used to the writings of of historian David McCullough and this author pales in comparison.

Even though I already knew about it, it's nonetheless disturbing to hear about your ancestors being awful in a history book (Captina Creek ambush). I wonder what those ancestors would think about the fact that, at least in my branch of the family, there are members who are more Native than white.

I appreciate the even-handed treatment of Boone & the settlers, instead of romanticizing them.

It's very interesting but slow moving.

Thoughts to remember: the terms colonist, settler, and American were not interchangeable at this time. Calls Rebecca's group "mutineers" and not until much later giving the reason. Trying to fit in information without actually placing it where it makes sense (bounces from Boone in captivity to rumors of Jemima's paternal status and social maneuverings of the fort? This should have been placed elsewhere/earlier?)

This is this guy's first nonfiction foray and I'm thinking he should stick to fiction. Sir does not know how to link the information he wants to provide in a cohesive way. It feels all over the place.

Hold on, are you just about to gloss over the part where a 14-year-old Jemima Boone was married to a 24-year-old? EXCUSE ME? That deserves at least half a chapter of research about standard marriage ages at the time and WHY this happened, because even on the frontier in 1776 that is a marital age that would draw some side-eye.

DANIEL BOONE IS A BAD ASS

This is a really interesting account, but I've never heard of a non-fiction book speculating as to which version of events might be true? Maybe these events are so old people don't really know what happened...? I just find it odd.

Listened on audio. Needed to return.

I'm seeing now that all this nonsense being told as truth is just BS that was written by the Whites.

How accurate can a biased narrative be? Esp. a narrative that's trying to excuse it's own atrocities in the name of greed, bigotry, and laziness.

You talked about the "Negro" fighting in the war. Them, by definition, are SLAVES. Boone used slaves (thus, he owned them during this period. Even if they were 'on loan' from other people, they were temporarily in ownership of Boone) to murder Natives.
So, Boone owned slaves.

The Boone family wasn't any higher or mightier than all the other mass-murdering white.
And to imply they didn't have any slaves?!?!?!?! Mighty white of you, author.

Wow, this is totally whitewashing (pun intended) the systemic genocide of the Natives.
1) FOR GOD'S SAKE, QUIT CALLING THEM "INDIANS".
2) Any white person trying to make land agreements w/indigenous is already stealing land. The whites were basically saying "if you agree to give us this part of your land, we won't slaughter you . . . . . . maybe."
Then they'd take their land and find an excuse to slaughter them.

Did people know how to swim in 1776?
Methinks the last people who'd be taught to swim would be the women anyway, esp. with them long Multiple layers that would only sink them anyway.

Again, revisionist history.

And will he quit saying "Indians" FCOL.

Over halfway through audiobook

Slow read. Interesting history, but the writing makes the timeline narrative difficult to follow.

A real page turner. Love stories from this period of history, especially ones that highlight the complicated relations with the Native Americans

I only picked up this book to glance at it after seeing it listed in the 2021 Goodreads Choice Awards and suddenly I'm a quarter of the way through! 🤷🏻‍♀️

Learning new things about a kidnapping I knew of years ago.

This was an anticipated read for me after Blood and Treasurer. I should have done a little more research on this one before hyping myself up for it. It's not as awesome as I had hoped it would be. :-/

This is an utterly engrossing narrative so far.