02677cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000090011910000400012824501700016826400510033830000470038933600260043633700260046233800360048850000310052450801980055552012040075353400450195765300520200265300610205465300650211565300520218065300520223285600430228446227UtSlPG20260610134048.0mcr n260607r2014||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d a07010447 aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aF3961 aEllis, Edward Sylvester,d1840-191614aThe Life and Times of Col. Daniel Boone, Hunter, Soldier, and Pioneer :bWith Sketches of Simon Kenton, Lewis Wetzel, and Other Leaders in the Settlement of the West 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2014 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2014-07-08 aE-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) a"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.) nOriginal publication data not identified aBoone, Daniel, 1734-1820 -- Juvenile literature aPioneers -- Kentucky -- Biography -- Juvenile literature aFrontier and pioneer life -- Kentucky -- Juvenile literature aKenton, Simon, 1755-1836 -- Juvenile literature aWetzel, Lewis, 1763-1808 -- Juvenile literature40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46227