Daniel Boone (Thwaites)


Gelesen von 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)

Kapitel

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

Bewertungen

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.