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Daniel Boone and the Hunters of Kentucky 1st Ed.

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Daniel Boone and the Hunters of Kentucky 1st Ed.
For your consideration is a Rare 1854 First Edition of "Daniel Boone and the Hunters of Kentucky" by W. H. Bogart, publishers Miller, Orton & Mulligan, Auburn and Buffalo. William Henry Bogart's (1810-1888) "Daniel Boone and the Hunters of Kentucky” is a fascinating account of wilderness life in the American west (i.e. Kentucky). And while the biographical information on the life of Boone is important, this book is most desirable for the accounts of Native American Indian tribes, their treaties with America, and of course, notes on battles and wars between Indians and the United States. This work also covers Boone's role in the Revolutionary War and his interactions Generals Lafayette and George Washington. Daniel Boone was an American pioneer and frontiersman whose exploits made him one of the first folk heroes of the United States. He became famous for his exploration and settlement of Kentucky, which was then beyond the western borders of the Thirteen Colonies. This brown cloth bound gold gilt stamped hardcover is in fair to good condition, gold gilt titling on spine is clean, scuffing noted to cover edges, separation at top of spine. Intact pages exhibit age tanning and slight foxing throughout. Measures 5.25"W x 7.75"L x 1"D.