Project Gutenberg 2014-07-08 Public domain in the USA. 192 Ellis, Edward Sylvester 1840 1916 Jayne, R. H. Ellis, E. S. (Edward Sylvester) Ellis, Edward S. (Edward Sylvester) Randolph, Geoffrey Hawthorne, R. M. LaSalle, Charles E. Adams, J. F. C. (James Fenimore Cooper) Adams, James Fenimore Cooper Adams, Capt. "Bruin" Muller, Billex Robins, Seelin Belknap, Boynton H. Belknap, B. H. (Boynton H.) Rodman, Emerson Hunter, Ned Lasalle, Chas. E. Emerson, Edwin 07010447 The Life and Times of Col. Daniel Boone, Hunter, Soldier, and Pioneer With Sketches of Simon Kenton, Lewis Wetzel, and Other Leaders in the Settlement of the West E-text prepared by sp1nd, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Life and Times of Col. Daniel Boone, Hunter, Soldier, and Pioneer" by Edward S. Ellis is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book chronicles the life of Daniel Boone, an iconic figure of American exploration and settlement, focusing on his experiences as a hunter and pioneer in the early years of American expansion into what is now Kentucky. The opening of the book sets the stage for Boone's life, detailing his early years in Pennsylvania, where his natural affinity for hunting and survival in the wilderness began to take shape. It introduces Boone as a self-reliant young man, emphasizing his early adventures, including a notable incident where his family frantically searches for him after he spends a night alone in the wilderness, ultimately revealing his resourcefulness. The narrative suggests that Boone's upbringing in a pioneer community, along with the stark realities of frontier life, would shape him into the legendary figure he would become as he ventured westward into the "Dark and Bloody Ground" of Kentucky, where his skills and character would be tested against both nature and Indigenous peoples. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46227/46227-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 62.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Boone, Daniel, 1734-1820 -- Juvenile literature Pioneers -- Kentucky -- Biography -- Juvenile literature Frontier and pioneer life -- Kentucky -- Juvenile literature Kenton, Simon, 1755-1836 -- Juvenile literature Wetzel, Lewis, 1763-1808 -- Juvenile literature F396 Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - American Category: Biographies Category: History - American 510030 2025-06-18T16:23:24.841238 text/html 493756 2024-10-24T08:33:32 text/html 601455 2025-06-18T16:23:33.905681 application/epub+zip 598801 2025-06-18T16:23:26.572834 application/epub+zip 291363 2025-06-18T16:23:25.670243 application/epub+zip 729297 2025-06-18T16:23:39.285668 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 605612 2025-06-18T16:23:33.043715 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 378441 2022-09-21T04:50:31.044968 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 461447 2023-09-20T06:34:52.821532 text/plain 441372 2024-10-24T08:33:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18138 2025-06-18T16:23:39.447711 application/rdf+xml 32425 2025-06-18T16:23:25.793263 image/jpeg 4088 2025-06-18T16:23:25.729224 image/jpeg 519812 2025-06-18T16:23:24.895247 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia