My Father, Daniel Boone : The Draper Interviews with Nathan Boone

by Hammon, Neal O.

• ISBN13: 9780813134659
• ISBN10: 081313465X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-03-25
• Publisher: Univ Pr of Kentucky

Summary

One of the most famous figures of the American frontier, Daniel Boone clashed with the Shawnee and sought to exploit the riches of a newly settled region. The Boone legend, which began with the publication of John Filson's The Adventures of Col. Daniel Boone and continued with the 1960s Daniel Boone television series and other popular retellings, has become a hopeless mix of fact and fiction. In 1851 archivist Lyman Draper, known for his interest in frontier history and for collecting and preserving thousands of manuscripts, conducted an interview with Boone's youngest son, Nathan, and Nathan's wife, Olive. During the visit Draper recorded more than three hundred pages of notes that became the most important source of information about Daniel Boone.

Author Biography

Neal O. Hammon is an architect and amateur historian. He is coauthor of Virginia's Western War: 1775-1786 and numerous articles on Kentucky history.

Table of Contents

List of Maps and Illustrations	p. viii
Preface	p. ix
Genealogy of the Boone Family	p. xii
Introduction	p. 1
His Early Life	p. 9
The Hunter	p. 23
To Kentucky	p. 39
Captured by Indians	p. 53
Siege of Boonesboro	p. 65
Bryan's Station and the Blue Licks Defeat	p. 75
Point Pleasant	p. 87
Back to Kentucky	p. 101
To Missouri	p. 107
Hunting in Missouri	p. 119
The War of 1812	p. 129
The Last Years	p. 135
Nathan Boone's Letter	p. 141
Family Genealogy	p. 147
Postscript	p. 149
Notes	p. 153
Bibliography	p. 169
Index	p. 175
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