Daniel Boone (Thwaites)


Lu par William Tomcho

(4.5 stars; 39 reviews)

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)

Chapitres

Ancestry and Training 13:17 Lu par William Tomcho
The Nimrod of the Yadkin 12:37 Lu par William Tomcho
Life on the Border 12:43 Lu par William Tomcho
Red Man Against White Man 22:09 Lu par William Tomcho
Kentucky Reached at Last 17:59 Lu par William Tomcho
Alone in the Wilderness 16:22 Lu par William Tomcho
Predecessors and Contemporaries 13:41 Lu par William Tomcho
The Hero of Clinch Valley 18:06 Lu par William Tomcho
The Settlement of Kentucky 17:40 Lu par William Tomcho
Two Years of Darkness 18:37 Lu par William Tomcho
The Siege of Boonesborough 24:13 Lu par William Tomcho
Soldier and Statesman 25:10 Lu par William Tomcho
Kentucky's Path of Thorns 22:31 Lu par William Tomcho
In the Kanawha Valley 13:57 Lu par William Tomcho
A Serene Old Age 21:53 Lu par William Tomcho

Critiques

Trailblazer Pioneer


(5 stars)

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 stars)

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 stars)

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


(5 stars)

excellent reader for a fantastic legend.