Project Gutenberg 2014-07-08 Public domain in the USA. 66 Ellis, Edward Sylvester 1840 1916 Jayne, R. H. Ellis, E. S. (Edward Sylvester) Ellis, Edward S. (Edward Sylvester) Randolph, Geoffrey Hawthorne, R. M. LaSalle, Charles E. Adams, J. F. C. (James Fenimore Cooper) Adams, James Fenimore Cooper Adams, Capt. "Bruin" Muller, Billex Robins, Seelin Belknap, Boynton H. Belknap, B. H. (Boynton H.) Rodman, Emerson Hunter, Ned Lasalle, Chas. E. Emerson, Edwin 07010447 The Life and Times of Col. Daniel Boone, Hunter, Soldier, and Pioneer With Sketches of Simon Kenton, Lewis Wetzel, and Other Leaders in the Settlement of the West E-text prepared by sp1nd, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Life and Times of Col. Daniel Boone, Hunter, Soldier, and Pioneer" by Edward S. Ellis is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book chronicles the life of Daniel Boone, an iconic figure of American exploration and settlement, focusing on his experiences as a hunter and pioneer in the early years of American expansion into what is now Kentucky. The opening of the book sets the stage for Boone's life, detailing his early years in Pennsylvania, where his natural affinity for hunting and survival in the wilderness began to take shape. It introduces Boone as a self-reliant young man, emphasizing his early adventures, including a notable incident where his family frantically searches for him after he spends a night alone in the wilderness, ultimately revealing his resourcefulness. The narrative suggests that Boone's upbringing in a pioneer community, along with the stark realities of frontier life, would shape him into the legendary figure he would become as he ventured westward into the "Dark and Bloody Ground" of Kentucky, where his skills and character would be tested against both nature and Indigenous peoples. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46227/46227-h/images/cover.jpg en Boone, Daniel, 1734-1820 -- Juvenile literature Pioneers -- Kentucky -- Biography -- Juvenile literature Frontier and pioneer life -- Kentucky -- Juvenile literature Kenton, Simon, 1755-1836 -- Juvenile literature Wetzel, Lewis, 1763-1808 -- Juvenile literature F396 Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - American 510094 509875 2024-09-19T10:19:10.783584 2023-09-20T06:34:53.786545 text/html text/html 514526 2014-07-08T16:41:47 text/html 520247 2014-07-08T16:44:21 text/html application/zip 601737 2024-09-19T10:19:19.439526 application/epub+zip 599151 2024-09-19T10:19:12.356546 application/epub+zip 291672 2024-09-19T10:19:11.621574 application/epub+zip 733383 2024-09-19T10:19:24.701518 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 606134 2024-09-19T10:19:18.639516 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 378441 2022-09-21T04:50:31.044968 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 461628 461447 2024-09-19T10:19:09.935729 2023-09-20T06:34:52.821532 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 461329 2014-07-08T16:36:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 168970 2014-07-08T16:36:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20839 2024-09-19T10:19:24.845484 application/rdf+xml 32425 2024-09-19T10:19:11.734748 image/jpeg 4088 2024-09-19T10:19:11.676551 image/jpeg 519889 2024-09-19T10:19:10.836589 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 en.wikipedia