The Wilderness Road
Author : Robert L. Kincaid
Publisher :
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 39,19 MB
Release : 1947
Category :
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Author : Robert L. Kincaid
Publisher :
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 39,19 MB
Release : 1947
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Author : RALPH LEE SMITH
Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 14,25 MB
Release : 2010-10-07
Category : Music
ISBN : 1609741706
This collection of traditional music for the mountain dulcimer seeks to reunite this beautiful instrument with the people, the music, and the world from which it came. It tells the story of the Wilderness Road, a trail through the Appalachian Mountains from Gate City, Virginia, to Fort Boonesboro, Kentucky, blazed by Daniel Boone, and links it to the history and heritage of the mountain dulcimer. Numerous photographs and maps help tell the story, and each tune in the book includes a historical anecdote describing its origin. This book is a must for anyone interested in the history of the Appalachian Mountain region and its music. the sixteen tunes in this book are written in notation and tablature for the standard three-course mountain dulcimer (without the 6 1/2 or 1 1/2 fret in the fretboard), with chord symbols and complete lyrics. A knowledge of simple chording techniques is all that is needed to play the tunes. the tunings used are Ionian (DAA), Aeolian (DAC), and Dorian (DAG).
Author : Catherine E. Chambers
Publisher : Troll Communications
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 35,64 MB
Release : 1998-09
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780816748884
Grandpa tells his family in 1827 about Daniel Boone's leadership in settling Kentucky.
Author : J.R. Harris
Publisher : Mountaineers Books
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 34,66 MB
Release : 2017-08-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1680511211
• The author is a distinguished member of the Explorers Club • The author is an unexpected adventurer, disarmingly positive and companionable • Lively stories of remote treks around the world Way Out There is an account of J. Robert Harris’s extraordinary exploits while backpacking in some of the world’s most tantalizing places―largely alone and unsupported. And after almost fifty years of wilderness travel, “J. R.,” as he’s known, has plenty of tales to tell! His stories are by turns funny, tragic, and uplifting, and are all told in his down‐to‐earth, friendly style. For J. R., it all began in 1966 when, as a young New Yorker, he impulsively drives his VW Beetle across the country to the very end of the northernmost road in Alaska, searching for an answer to a simple question: What is it like to be way out there? How this happened, whom he met, and what he encountered along the way became the foundation for a lifelong attraction to trekking and adventure travel. Subsequent chapters chronologically explore some of his many journeys, revealing an enduring wanderlust honed by his emerging maturity and outdoor skills. Stories of J. R.’s solo treks point to stark contrasts between his urban upbringing and his wilderness wanderings, while tales of adventure with small but diverse groups of friends are enriched by their collective experiences and varying viewpoints about exploration. Way Out There is a lively yet introspective book by a restless soul that will attract countless readers who love to travel, as well as armchair adventurers and communities looking for outdoor role models. The foreword is by the late Dr. Roscoe C. Brown, Jr., one of the famed Tuskegee Airmen fighter pilots during World War I
Author : Daniel W. Weidner EdD DLitt
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 28,39 MB
Release : 2022-10-04
Category : History
ISBN : 1662485492
This book is about the history of the Wilderness Road and a trekking guide with photos. It presents the background of how Daniel Boone and a group of some thirty men blazed a trail by way of three states to connect Kingsport, Tennessee, to Middlesboro, Kentucky, and became an important roadway in modern-day industrial United States. Its beginning opened the east to the west for what was the early pioneering spirit of pioneers that settled those lands along with early tradesmen and stockmen. Its importance became famous with the discovery of iron ore in its environs of Middleboro; that is a story of unfounded lasting wealth that ended with disappointment for those of the area and Englishmen who invested heavily only to have the grade of iron ore become useless. It played its role during the Civil War and its status today in a thriving city. It stands as a monument to Daniel Boone and the thirty men who created it, the undaunted pioneer men and women who faced and conquered natural and human hardships that made it a lasting monument to humanity as part of the history of the United States.
Author : Charles Augustus Hanna
Publisher :
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 24,72 MB
Release : 1911
Category : Indians of North America
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Author : Thomas Speed
Publisher : Louisville : [s.n.]
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 40,76 MB
Release : 1886
Category : History
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Author : Archer Butler Hulbert
Publisher :
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 23,45 MB
Release : 1903
Category : Wilderness Road
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Author : Campbell Loughmiller
Publisher :
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 50,50 MB
Release :
Category : Camp Woodland Springs (Tex.)
ISBN :
"Camp Woodland Springs, the Salesmanship Club Boys' Camp, has operated on a continuous, year-round basis in the treatment of emotionally disturbed boys. Under the leadership of Campbell Loughmiller, a professionally trained social worker, the camp has provided an important and valued service to hundreds of youngsters. Mr. Loughmiller has been persuaded to write a book-length account of his work in the camp."--Amazon.com.
Author : Laura Purdie Salas
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 28,35 MB
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 9780736815611
Discusses colonial America's need for a route to the west, how the Wilderness Road developed, early explorers and settlements along its path, and the impact it had on western expansion.