American Pioneers and Patriots: Daniel Boone: The Pioneer of Kentucky

Many suppose that he was a rough, coarse backwoodsman, almost as savage as the bears he pursued in the chase, or the Indians whose terrors he so perseveringly braved. Instead of this, he was one of the most mild and unboastful of men; refined in his tastes and his deportment, never uttering a coarse word, never allowing himself in a rude action. He was truly one of nature’s gentle men. With all this instinctive refinement and delicacy, there was a boldness of character which seemed absolutely incapable of experiencing the emotion of fear. And surely all the records of chivalry may be searched in vain for a career fuller of peril and of wild adventure. This narrative reveals a state of society and ways of life now rapidly passing into oblivion. It is so important for these stories of old to be retold, so that we may know the scenes through which our fathers passed, in laying the foundations of this majestic Republic. It is probable that as the years roll on the events which occurred in the infancy of our nation will be read with ever-increasing interest. It is the intention of Forgotten Phoenix Press to issue a series of sketches of the prominent men in the early history of our country.