Daniel Boone was an American pioneer during the late 1700s. He spent most of his life exploring territory in present-day Kentucky, West Virginia and Missouri. He has become a frontiersman legend through numerous portrayals in popular culture, most notably a 1964 TV series of the same name. Known for wearing a coonskin cap.
On March 19, 2010, the actor who played both Boone and Davy Crockett on television, Fess Parker, died at the age of 85.http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/03/18/fess.parker.obit/index.html
Quotes
- "I have never been lost, but I will admit to being confused for several weeks."--Lucidcafe: Daniel Boone American Pioneer (2008)
"All you need for happiness is a good gun, a good horse and a good wife."--Think Exist: Daniel Boone quotes (2006)
"Many heroic actions and chivalrous adventures are related of me which exist only in the regions of fancy. With me the world has taken great liberties, and yet I have been but a common man."--Wikipedia: Daniel Boone (October 27, 2008)
Daniel Boone Timeline
1734: Born
1753: Settled in North Carolina
1756: Married Rebecca BryanLucidcafe: Daniel Boone American Pioneer (2008)
1769: Traveled through the Cumberland Gap to Kentucky
1775: Hired to improve trails to Carolinas
1775: Moved his family to Boonesborough, Kentucky
1776: Daughter and two other girls kidnapped by Shawnee IndiansLucidcafe: Daniel Boone American Pioneer (2008)
1776: Boone rescued girls in surprise attackLucidcafe: Daniel Boone American Pioneer (2008)
1778: Captured by a different band of Shawnee Indians
1784: Book by John Filson about Boone's adventures publishedEyewitness to History: Daniel Boone Opens up the West (2005)
1778: Escaped Shawnee to defend Boonesborough from British troopsLucidcafe: Daniel Boone American Pioneer (2008)
1792: Kentucky accepted into Union, Boone lost land due to ownership issues
1799: Traveled down Ohio River by canoe to settle in St. Louis
1800: Appointed magistrate of county in Missouri
1813: Wife died
1820: Died at 85
