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- 9780813134659
- Book Title
- My Father, Daniel Boone : the Draper Interviews with Nathan Boone
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Publication Year
- 2012
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.5 in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- Adventurers & Explorers, General, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Historical
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Item Weight
- 9.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 200 Pages
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One of the most famous figures of the frontier, Daniel Boone clashed with the Shawnee and sought to exploit the riches of a newly settled region. Despite Boone's fame, his life remains wrapped in mystery. The Boone legend, which began with the publication of John Filson's The Adventures of Col. Daniel Boone and continues through modern times with Fess Parker's Daniel Boone series, has become a hopeless mix of fact and fiction. Born in 1815, archivist Lyman Draper was a tireless collector of of
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University Press of Kentucky
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081313465x
ISBN-13
9780813134659
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Product Key Features
Book Title
My Father, Daniel Boone : the Draper Interviews with Nathan Boone
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Adventurers & Explorers, General, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Historical
Publication Year
2012
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
200 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9 in
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
9.6 Oz
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"Nathan provides invaluable records of Boone's years in Kentucky, capture by Indians, defense of Fort Boonesboro, his hunting expeditions, and his final years in Missouri." -- Library Booknotes, "Nathan Boone and his wife, Olive, dispel many half-truths and myths about the legendary pioneer." -- Kentucky Living, "Whets the appetite to read more about this famous man and the times in which he lived." -- Indiana Magazine of History, We can learn much about Daniel Boone, his family, and life on the frontier from this important contribution., "We can learn much about Daniel Boone, his family, and life on the frontier from this important contribution." -- Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, "Must reading for Boone family genealogists, as well as for readers interested in the life of Daniel Boone.... Rich with information about the extended Boone family that has been omitted from narratives that focus on the life of Daniel Boone." -- Compass: Newsletter of the Boone Society, "This is the first time this wealth of information has been organized into book form and made readily accessible to the public. Rather than a larger-than-life caricature, what eventually emerges is an affectionate, down-to-earth, immensely likable American hero." -- Booklist, Nathan provides invaluable records of Boone's years in Kentucky, capture by Indians, defense of Fort Boonesboro, his hunting expeditions, and his final years in Missouri., "Daniel Boone was, in the early accounts, the subject of exaggeration and inaccuracies by those who chose to write about him without knowing him well. [His son] Nathan was perceptive and assiduous in trying to correct the historical record." -- Steve Goddard's History Wire, Provides access to source accounts that generations of scholars have heretofore found available only at the Society., "Brings the Draper interviews back to life in a compilation of a very interesting series of narrations that cover much of Daniel Boone's life." -- Virginia Quarterly Review, This is one of the most important sources on Daniel Boone's life. It will be welcomed by readers interested in Boone and the frontier period., Hammon's accomplishment is to make this vital primary source available to the reading public in an attractive, accessible book format., "Few people know a father better than a son and it shows in My Father, Daniel Boone." -- Kentucky Monthly, Must reading for Boone family genealogists, as well as for readers interested in the life of Daniel Boone.... Rich with information about the extended Boone family that has been omitted from narratives that focus on the life of Daniel Boone., "Students of Daniel Boone and the early frontier should delight in My Father, Daniel Boone." -- Journal of Illinois History, "Draper's material is as close as we'll ever get to an honest, myth-free life of Boone." -- Bob Edwards in the Lexington Herald-Leader, "This is one of the most important sources on Daniel Boone's life. It will be welcomed by readers interested in Boone and the frontier period." -- Lowell Harrison, Western Kentucky University, "Nathan Boone was obviously aware that he had the opportunity to correct the historical record concerning the activities of his father." -- McCormick (SC) Messenger, Read as an illuminating recollection of Daniel Boone's life, or used to establish facts of chronology, this book is a reliable source., "For anyone interested in life on the frontier, this book is an important addition to that understanding." -- West Virginia History, For anyone interested in life on the frontier, this book is an important addition to that understanding., "Offers a fascinating look at the famous pioneer from the viewpoint of his oldest son." -- Publishers Association of the South Newsletter, Brings the Draper interviews back to life in a compilation of a very interesting series of narrations that cover much of Daniel Boone's life., "Read as an illuminating recollection of Daniel Boone's life, or used to establish facts of chronology, this book is a reliable source." -- Journal of Southern History, This is the first time this wealth of information has been organized into book form and made readily accessible to the public. Rather than a larger-than-life caricature, what eventually emerges is an affectionate, down-to-earth, immensely likable American hero., "Provides access to source accounts that generations of scholars have heretofore found available only at the Society." -- Wisconsin Magazine of History, "An important contribution to the fields of Boone studies and the American frontier." -- North Carolina Historical Review, Nathan Boone was obviously aware that he had the opportunity to correct the historical record concerning the activities of his father., "Certainly, Daniel Boone would have remained little more than John Filson's creation had Draper not interviewed or corresponded with so many who knew Boone." -- Stephen Aron, UCLA, Certainly, Daniel Boone would have remained little more than John Filson's creation had Draper not interviewed or corresponded with so many who knew Boone., Daniel Boone was, in the early accounts, the subject of exaggeration and inaccuracies by those who chose to write about him without knowing him well. [His son] Nathan was perceptive and assiduous in trying to correct the historical record., "Hammon's accomplishment is to make this vital primary source available to the reading public in an attractive, accessible book format." -- Journal of the West
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