Project Gutenberg 2004-11-11 Public domain in the USA. 81 Hartley, Cecil B. Hartley, C. B. (Cecil B.) Life of Daniel Boone, the Great Western Hunter and Pioneer Life & Times of Col. Daniel Boone Reading ease score: 52.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. E-text prepared by Curtis Weyant, Thomas Hutchinson, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Life of Daniel Boone, the Great Western Hunter and Pioneer" by Cecil B. Hartley is a historical account likely written in the mid-19th century. The book chronicles the life and achievements of Colonel Daniel Boone, exploring his significant role as a pioneer and the early settler of Kentucky, along with his encounters and experiences during a transformative period in American history. The opening of the biography introduces Daniel Boone's family background, detailing his grandfather's emigration from England to America and the early days of Boone's life in Pennsylvania. It highlights his upbringing in a frontier settlement and his development as a skilled hunter from a young age. The text emphasizes Boone's character, underscoring his uniqueness and substantial contributions to the establishment of Kentucky while noting the personal sacrifices he made throughout his journey, including land losses and the challenges faced during his exploits in the wilderness. This portion sets the stage for understanding the remarkable life of a man who became a storied figure in American folklore. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Boone, Daniel, 1734-1820 Pioneers -- Kentucky -- Biography Frontier and pioneer life -- Kentucky F396 Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 500581 487951 2024-10-06T10:56:55.130165 2023-10-06T11:30:06.052143 text/html text/html 485358 2020-12-18T15:43:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 381968 2020-12-18T15:43:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 471092 2024-10-06T10:57:06.002078 application/epub+zip 478041 2024-10-06T10:56:59.438125 application/epub+zip 254773 2024-10-06T10:56:57.529151 application/epub+zip 2223227 2024-10-06T10:57:10.784569 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2181610 2024-10-06T10:57:04.480099 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 470099 2022-09-07T14:10:49.507095 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 456356 456260 2024-10-06T10:56:54.106150 2023-10-06T11:30:05.191123 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 456024 2020-12-18T15:43:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 168331 2020-12-18T15:43:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 456031 2020-12-18T15:43:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 168328 2020-12-18T15:43:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21589 2024-10-06T10:57:10.929556 application/rdf+xml 22454 2024-10-06T10:56:58.106141 image/jpeg 4736 2024-10-06T10:56:57.819137 image/jpeg 467536 2024-10-06T10:56:55.184158 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog