The Wilderness Road, 1775

The Wilderness Road, 1775
Author: Laura Purdie Salas
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2003
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780736815611

Discusses colonial America's need for a route to the west, how the Wilderness Road developed, early explorers and settlements along its path, and the impact it had on western expansion.

A Familiar Wilderness

A Familiar Wilderness
Author: Simon Jaques Dahlman
Publisher: Univ Tennessee Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781621904786

"This book traces Dahlman's 2013 trek over the 275-mile trail from Sycamore Shoals, near Elizabethton, Tennessee, to Fort Boonesborough, Kentucky. Initially undertaken after the death of his wife, Dahlman's account interweaves the history of the places he traverses with personal reflections and dozens of profiles and conversations with people he meets along the way. He questions how the Wilderness Road devolved from an important early American route predating Lewis and Clark to the humble footpath, both paved and wild, that now meanders through Southern Appalachia"--

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone
Author: John Mason Brown
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2007
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781402751196

Life of Daniel Boone and how he fought in the wilderness.

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone
Author: John Paul Zronik
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2006
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780778724285

A true American woodsman, Daniel Boone is remembered for his exploration of Kentucky and the establishment in 1775 of the "Boonesborough" settlement. This exciting book describes his legendary exploits as a trapper and soldier, his meetings with the Shawnee and Cherokee, and his lasting legacy in helping to build the 'Wilderness Road' - one of the most historic highways in America. Other topics include - his early life and Quaker upbringing - how he traveled and lived in the backwoods of America - the attack on the Boonesborough settlement - the French and Indian War - The effect of the Stamp Act Teacher's guide available.

In the Footsteps of Daniel Boone

In the Footsteps of Daniel Boone
Author: Randell Jones
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-09-03
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

The new and substantially revised 2nd edition of In the Footsteps of Daniel Boone tells the life story of America's pioneer hero by putting his life on the landscape, taking the readers to 100 places spread across 11 states from Pennsylvania to Missouri and from Michigan to Florida (yes, Florida!) where they can see markers, monuments, plaques, historic homes, replica forts, and statues that commemorate events of his life. The second edition is a solid arm-chair read illustrated with 150 photographic images captured at historical reenactments during the last 20 years, with another 160 images and all the location information found in a 60-page appendix with additional commentary. The narrative is the immersive, historical storytelling that non-fiction readers want. The appendix provides the information history buffs want to see the sites for themselves. The first edition went out of print when the publisher retired in 2017. This new and greatly enhanced second edition becomes available in time for the 250th anniversary of Boone Trace in 2025. Market hunter, wilderness scout, frontier guide, master woodsman, expert marksman, militia leader, surveyor, land speculator, judge, sheriff, coroner, elected legislator, merchant, tavern keeper, prisoner of war, Spanish syndic, son, brother, husband, father-Daniel Boone led one of the fullest and most eventful lives in American history. Showcasing 100 sites stretching across 11 states, In the Footsteps of Daniel Boone takes readers to the places where Boone lived, hunted, fought, and dreamed of the next frontier. You'll find the sites where two of Boone's sons were slain by warriors, where he rescued his kidnapped daughter from Shawnee captors, where his brother was killed by Shawnees who mistook him for Boone, where he tricked a British governor, and where he was court-martialed on charges of treason. In David, Kentucky, you'll visit the hollow where Daniel Boone saw his first buffalo. At Fort Boonesborough State Park, you'll learn how his courage and cunning defeated a Shawnee siege. From Cumberland Gap, you can follow the 1775 Boone Trace which helped usher in a quarter-million settlers into Kentucky along the later Wilderness Road. And in Pennsylvania and Missouri, you'll see the homes where he was born into and departed this world-a thousand miles, 86 years, and a legendary life apart.

Daniel Boone Coloring Book

Daniel Boone Coloring Book
Author: Peter F. Copeland
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2006-04-14
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0486447383

Thirty lifelike, captioned drawings chronicle the adventure-packed life of the famed American hunter, trapper, and explorer. Scenes of Boone in the wild, withstanding Indian attacks, and more.