Daniel Boone: The Pioneer of Kentucky. John S. C. Abbott

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      Published by Good Press, 2019

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      EAN 4057664626837

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       PREFACE.

       CHAPTER I.

       The Discovery and early Settlement of America.

       CHAPTER II.

       Daniel Boone, his Parentage, and early Adventures.

       CHAPTER III.

       Louisiana, its Discovery and Vicissitudes.

       CHAPTER IV.

       Camp Life Beyond the Alleghanies.

       CHAPTER V.

       Indian Warfare.

       CHAPTER VI.

       Sufferings of the Pioneers.

       CHAPTER VII.

       Life in the Wilderness.

       CHAPTER VIII.

       Captivity and Flight.

       CHAPTER IX.

       Victories and Defeats.

       CHAPTER X.

       British Allies.

       CHAPTER XI.

       Kentucky organized as a State.

       CHAPTER XII.

       Adventures Romantic and Perilous.

       CHAPTER XIII.

       A New Home.

       CHAPTER XIV.

       Conclusion.

PREFACE.

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      The name of Daniel Boone is a conspicuous one in the annals of our country. And yet there are but few who are familiar with the events of his wonderful career, or who have formed a correct estimate of the character of the man. Many suppose that he was a rough, coarse backwoodsman, almost as savage as the bears he pursued in the chase, or the Indians whose terrors he so perseveringly braved. Instead of this, he was one of the most mild and unboastful of men; feminine as a woman in his tastes and his deportment, never uttering a coarse word, never allowing himself in a rude action. He was truly one of nature's gentle men. With all this instinctive refinement and delicacy, there was a boldness of character which seemed absolutely incapable of experiencing the emotion of fear. And surely all the records of chivalry may be searched in vain for a career more full of peril and of wild adventure.

      This narrative reveals a state of society and habitudes of life now rapidly passing into oblivion. It is very desirable that the record should be perpetuated, that we may know the scenes through which our fathers passed, in laying the foundations of this majestic Republic. It is probable that as the years roll on the events which occurred in the infancy of our nation will be read with ever-increasing interest.

      It is the intention of the publisher of this volume to issue a series of sketches of the prominent men in the early history of our country. The next volume will contain the life and adventures of the renowned Miles Standish, the Puritan Captain.

      JOHN S. C. ABBOTT.

      Fair Haven, Conn.

CHAPTER I.

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The Discovery and early Settlement of America.

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      Discovery of the New World.—Of Florida.—Conquest and cruelties of De Soto.—The wigwam.—Colony at St. Mary.—Sir Walter Raleigh and his Colonies.—Grant of King James.—Settlements in the Virginia.—Adventures of John Smith.—Arrival of Lord Delaware.—Terrible massacres.—Pressures of Colonists to the West.—Doherty Trade with Indians.—Attempted Colony on the Tennessee.—Daniel Boone.