Discover primary source documents from early American history--- scenes and portraits from original newspapers, maps and writings.

Henry Nash Smith, in his 1950 Virgin Land, sought to separate the real Daniel Boone from the myth that has been created. While interesting, Smith missed the point in focusing on the historical figure and not the reasons behind the various representations of Boone since John Filson's autobiography in 1784. This project will attempt to provide a cross-section of Boone portrayals, and attempt to ...

DANIEL BOONE More than any other man, Daniel Boone was responsible for the exploration and settlement of Kentucky. His grandfather came from England to America in 1717. His father was a weaver and blacksmith, and he raised livestock in the country near Reading, Pennsylvania. Daniel was born there on November 2, 1734. If Daniel Boone was destined to become a man of the wild, an explorer of ...