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Daniel Boone (Thwaites)

Gelesen von William Tomcho

(4,514 Sterne; 37 Bewertungen)

Daniel Boone was a great hunter, explorer, surveyor, and excellent rifleman; he knew Indians and fought them skillfully. His life was filled with adventures and, with this biography, Reuben Gold Thwaites takes us along on some of those adventures. An exciting read of one of America’s true historical heroes.(Summary by William Tomcho from the preface to Daniel Boone) (4 hr 30 min)

Chapters

Ancestry and Training

13:17

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The Nimrod of the Yadkin

12:37

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Life on the Border

12:43

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Red Man Against White Man

22:09

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Kentucky Reached at Last

17:59

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Alone in the Wilderness

16:22

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Predecessors and Contemporaries

13:41

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The Hero of Clinch Valley

18:06

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The Settlement of Kentucky

17:40

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Two Years of Darkness

18:37

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The Siege of Boonesborough

24:13

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Soldier and Statesman

25:10

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Kentucky's Path of Thorns

22:31

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In the Kanawha Valley

13:57

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A Serene Old Age

21:53

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Bewertungen

Trailblazer Pioneer

(5 Sterne)

Well worth reading. Very much enjoyed the details of his adventure and tribulations opening up new territories. The hardships he, his wife and family endured are little appreciated. Enlightening book well done.

Boone

(4 Sterne)

A very enjoyable listen. Does not attempt to paint fairy tales but a fairly accurate account of the life of Boone. Well worth the listen

(5 Sterne)

very well-read. truly one of the many great Heroes of western expansion - a role model to whom we should all take notice

(5 Sterne)

excellent reader for a fantastic legend.