Daniel Boone (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: James Daugherty
- First Published: 1939
- Time of Work: The 1730’s–1820
- Setting: Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, and Missouri
- Principal Characters: Daniel Boone, General Edward Braddock, Colonel George Washington, Rebecca Boone, Finley, Richard Henderson, Chief Black Fish, John James Audubon
- Genres: Nonfiction, Children’s literature, Biography
- Subjects: Native Americans or American Indians, War, Eighteenth century, Adventure, Biography, Frontier or pioneer life, Exploration or explorers, Scouts or scouting
- Locales: Virginia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Missouri
Form and Content
In Daniel Boone, James Daugherty presents not only a biography but also an important source of American history. The book spans Boone’s entire life, ranging from his birth in Pennsylvania to his death in St. Louis. In between, Boone is portrayed as a farmer, trapper, frontiersman, military leader, political leader, and humanitarian. Daugherty’s words are complemented by the magnificent colored lithographs that are reproduced on almost every other page.
The book contains five chapters. The first, entitled “Of a Frontier Family,” depicts...
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