Daniel Boone's story is every young adventurer's fantasy: A childhood in
Pennsylvania spent hunting on lands shared with Native Americans; a
coming-of-age fighting in the French and Indian War; and the fulfillment
of a life's dream with the blazing of the Wilderness Road across the
Appalachian Mountains and the settling of Boonesborough in Kentucky. Add
to this the rescue of his daughter from Shawnee warriors, and readers
are quickly in the thick of another irresistible Cheryl Harness
History.
Once again, Cheryl Harness combines lively storytelling with vividly
detailed illustrations to transport readers back to an exciting era in
American history. During Daniel Boone's 86-year life, Colonial America
is transformed into a revolutionary republic, trails morph into roads
and highways, and Americans discover new ways to travel--by canal, and
by steam-powered boats and trains. Readers journey through these
formative milestones in America's great westward expansion with the aid
of a time line running along each page, 200-plus illustrations, maps,
sidebars, primary-source quotations, and resource lists. The amazing,
true story of Daniel Boone will give readers insight into an era of
explosive change and unforgettable adventure.
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