Source:Lofaro, Michael. Daniel Boone: An American Life

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Source Daniel Boone
An American Life
Author Lofaro, Michael
Coverage
Place Pennsylvania, United States
Kentucky, United States
Ohio, United States
North Carolina, United States
Missouri, United States
Year range 1734 - 1820
Surname Boone
Subject Biography, Ethnic/Cultural, History
Ethnicity / Culture Native American
Publication information
Type Book
Publisher University Press of Kentucky
Date issued Sep 26, 2003
Citation
Lofaro, Michael. Daniel Boone: An American Life. (University Press of Kentucky, Sep 26, 2003).
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Summary

The embodiment of the American hero, Daniel Boone personifies the great adventure of his age - the westward movement of the American people. The prototype for the frontiersman, he was a multifaceted individual who shaped and was driven by the complex forces of this dynamic period in history. Daniel Boone: An American Life brings together over thirty years of research in this extraordinary biography. Based on primary sources, the book depicts Boone through the eyes of those who knew him and within the historical contexts of his eighty-six years. Boone's story offers new insights into the turbulent birth of the nation and demonstrates why the frontier forms such a significant part of the American experience.

Bibliographic Information

Title Daniel Boone: An American Life Author Michael Lofaro Edition illustrated Publisher University Press of Kentucky, 2003 ISBN 0813122783, 9780813122786 Length 216 pages Subjects History › United States › General