Dec 25, 2009
Daniel Boone | Daniel Boone
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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