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Synopsis
Daniel Boone was born an adventurer. Before the United States had freed itself from Britain's rule, Boone was blazing trails westward across America. He helped establish Boonesborough, Kentucky, one of the first American settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains. Boone died in 1820, but already tales of his adventures were being told across the United States.
Daniel Boone's spirit shines in the latest addition to this best-selling series.
Synopsis
Daniel Boone, an adventurer since birth, explores a wild and free North America in this picture book biography. In the early years of North American colonization, a boy named Daniel Boone was born to a land of deep forests, exciting wildlife, and unexplored mountains. In his lifetime, he would see it all, and become a leader to his family and neighbors in the process. Experience the classic life story of an American frontiersman.
For almost thirty years, David Adler's Picture Book Biography series has profiled famous people who changed the world. Colorful, kid-friendly illustrations combine with Adler's "expert mixtures of facts and personality" (Booklist) to introduce young readers to history through compelling biographies of presidents, heroes, inventors, explorers, and adventurers. These books are ideal for first and second graders interested in history or who need reliable sources for school book reports.