Daniel Boone
Frontiersman

An American folk hero, Daniel Boone was a woodsman and early pioneer in Kentucky. He established an early settlement called Boonesboro along the Kentucky River. He survived many fights with Cherokee Indians. By 1800, over 200,000 settlers followed the trail he made easier into Kentucky. He lived to......more

Look, I'm a girl, OK? Because I read this and thought Daniel Boone was an idiot who could have avoided half the troubles he ran into. Yeah, that's probably what made him the legend he became, but maybe one can achieve great things a little more wisely? 🤷‍♀️......more

A good, simple book on the life and history of Daniel Boone. Interesting to read about the lives of those early pioneers in the beginning of America days. Talk about a pretty difficult and brutal way of life. Makes you appreciate all of the modern day amenities that we are so used to.......more

I love the books the Benges have written. Each one is special in its own way, but my favorite ones are the ones that show the way the main person the book lived their lives—I’ve come across one or two biographies by them that seemed to just tell the story, but some are good at taking you there, as w......more

This was really good. Daniel Boone is a cool character, and it is remarkable to see how his legend grew and he became an American Icon. The things he did, the adventures he had were awesome. He didn't want to fight Indians, actually had a relationship with his adoptive Native American father, and re......more