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Boone : a biography
Record details
- ISBN: 1565124553
- ISBN: 9781565124554
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Physical Description:
xx, 538 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
print - Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2007.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "A Shannon Ravenel book." Genealogical table on lining papers. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [501]-514) and index. |
| Summary, etc.: | This sweeping biography is the story of early America--its ideals, its promise, its romance, and its destiny. Novelist Morgan transforms a mythic American hero--a legend in his own time--into a flesh-and-blood man, the man who was the largest spirit of his time. Hunter, explorer, settler, visionary, he was a trailblazer and a revolutionary--an American icon for more than two hundred years. Born in 1734, Boone served in the Virginia legislature, participated in the settling of the Middle West, fought in the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War, and saw the election of his friend as the first president of the United States, the Louisiana Purchase, and the beginning of the Westward Expansion. Unlike many others of his time, he had a deep respect for the Indians, who taught him how to hunt, navigate, and survive in the wilderness he came to revere.--From publisher description. |
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| Subject: | Boone, Daniel 1734-1820 Pioneers Kentucky Biography Explorers Kentucky Biography Frontier and pioneer life Kentucky Kentucky Biography Kentucky Discovery and exploration |
Available copies
- 20 of 20 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at David M. Hunt Library - Falls Village.
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- 0 current holds with 20 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David M. Hunt Library - Falls Village | B BOONE (Text) | 33180120701033 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
Electronic resources
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Boone : A Biography
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Boone : A Biography
The story of Daniel Boone is the story of America--its ideals, its promise, its romance, and its destiny. Bestselling, critically acclaimed author Robert Morgan reveals the complex character of a frontiersman whose heroic life was far stranger and more fascinating than the myths that surround him. This rich, authoritative biography offers a wholly new perspective on a man who has been an American icon for more than two hundred years--a hero as important to American history as his more political contemporaries George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. Extensive endnotes, cultural and historical background material, and maps and illustrations underscore the scope of this distinguished and immensely entertaining work.
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