Frontiersman: Daniel Boone and the Making of America

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Frontiersman Southern Biography Series Bertram Wyatt-Brown, Series Editor Louisiana State University Press Baton Rouge Frontiersman Daniel Boone and the Making of America  Meredith Mason Brown Published by Louisiana State University Press Copyright © 2008 by Louisiana State University Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America First printing Designer: Michelle A. Neustrom Typefaces: Minion Pro, Egyptienne D Printer and binder: Thomson-Shore, Inc. Frontispiece: Chester Harding, Daniel Boone, oil sketch portrait, 1820. Painted a few months before Boone’s death. The only known painting of Boone done from life. Courtesy of Massachusetts Historical Society. Gift of George T. Bigelow. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Brown, Meredith Mason, 1940– Frontiersman : Daniel Boone and the making of America / Meredith Mason Brown.    p. cm. — (Southern biography series) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8071-3356-9 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Boone, Daniel, 1734–1820. 2. Boone, Daniel, 1734–1820—Influence. 3. Boone, Daniel, 1734–1820—Relations with Indians. 4. Pioneers— Kentucky—Biography. 5. Explorers—Kentucky—Biography. 6. Frontier and pioneer life—Kentucky. 7. Kentucky—Discovery and exploration. 8. Missouri—Discovery and exploration. 9. Frontier and pioneer life—United States. 10. United States—Territorial expansion. I. Title. F454.B66B77 2009 976.9'02092—dc22 [B] 2008018153 The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. � � To Sylvia, Mason, Karen, Alison, and all the John Mason Browns ...