Author : Peter Houston
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 49,64 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780811715225
Originally written in 1842 as a letter in response to a request from the author's grandson, this work recounts the life and experiences of Daniel Boone.
Author : Darren R. Reid
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 36,1 MB
Release : 2009-08-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0786453893
This is a collection of first-hand accounts that illuminate life on America's trans-Appalachian frontier. The voices range from the legendary Daniel Boone (here, in its entirety, is Boone's autobiography) to a wide array of ordinary settlers, and many of the stories are published here for the first time. Also included are historical and analytical essays that give context to each story, and numerous maps and illustrations.
Author : John Mack Faragher
Publisher : Holt Paperbacks
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 14,78 MB
Release : 1993-11-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1429997060
Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History for 1993 In the first and most reliable biography of Daniel Boone in more than fifty years, award-winning historian Faragher brilliantly portrays America's famous frontier hero. Drawing from popular narrative, the public record, scraps of documentation from Boone's own hand, and a treasure of reminiscence gathered by nineteenth-century antiquarians, Faragher uses the methods of new social history to create a portrait of the man and the times he helped shape. Blending themes from a much vitalized Western and frontier history with the words and ideas of ordinary people, Faragher has produced a book that will stand as the definitive life of Daniel Boone for decades to come, and one that illuminates the frontier world of Boone like no other.
Author : Daniel S. Burt
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 636 pages
File Size : 36,39 MB
Release : 2001-02-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0313017263
From Marilyn to Mussolini, people captivate people. A&E's Biography, best-selling autobiographies, and biographical novels testify to the popularity of the genre. But where does one begin? Collected here are descriptions and evaluations of over 10,000 biographical works, including books of fact and fiction, biographies for young readers, and documentaries and movies, all based on the lives of over 500 historical figures from scientists and writers, to political and military leaders, to artists and musicians. Each entry includes a brief profile, autobiographical and primary sources, and recommended works. Short reviews describe the pertinent biographical works and offer insight into the qualities and special features of each title, helping readers to find the best biographical material available on hundreds of fascinating individuals.
Author : Frank N. Magill
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 3274 pages
File Size : 35,44 MB
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Reference
ISBN : 113592421X
Each volume of the Dictionary of World Biography contains 250 entries on the lives of the individuals who shaped their times and left their mark on world history. This is not a who's who. Instead, each entry provides an in-depth essay on the life and career of the individual concerned. Essays commence with a quick reference section that provides basic facts on the individual's life and achievements. The extended biography places the life and works of the individual within an historical context, and the summary at the end of each essay provides a synopsis of the individual's place in history. All entries conclude with a fully annotated bibliography.
Author : Meredith Mason Brown
Publisher : LSU Press
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 36,85 MB
Release : 2008-09-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0807134589
Supported with copious maps, illustrations, endnotes, and a detailed chronology of Boone's life, Frontiersman provides a fresh and accurate rendering of a man most people know only as a folk hero--and of the nation that has mythologized him for over two centuries.
Author : Nancy L. Rhoden
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 50,44 MB
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1461714222
This collection of 17 biographies provides a unique opportunity for the reader to go beyond the popular heroes of the American Revolution and discover the diverse populace that inhabited the colonies during this pivotal point in history.
Author : James Daugherty
Publisher :
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 49,45 MB
Release : 1949
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Karen Leet
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 19,21 MB
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1625850174
Far from the fort, the girls fear they might never see their homes and families again.. Sarah and her best friend Mely are typical homesteader girls in Old Kentucky. They spend their days cooking over open fires, tending to animals, washing clothes in a nearby stream and exploring the dense forest near their homes. But when they venture a little too far, everything changes. Shawnee and Cherokee warriors kidnap the girls and take them deep into the wilderness, leaving them to wonder if they'll ever see their homes again. The girls endure an action-packed adventure inspired by the true story of Daniel Boone's frontier times that offers a look at the lives of early settlers west of the Appalachians. Learn about the frontier, Kentucky's native peoples and more with acclaimed author Karen Leet.
Author : John Hill Wheeler
Publisher :
Page : 876 pages
File Size : 29,16 MB
Release : 1851
Category : North Carolina
ISBN :
