A bold frontier tale, revived for today's readers: Daniel Boone comes vividly alive as a man of grit, grace, and unyielding resolve.This complete edition offers a concise, engaging biographical history that blends frontier biography with historical adventure. Hawks's portrait of Boone traces the arc of eighteenth century america's expansion, capturing the myth and the man behind the rifle, while inviting readers into the moral and practical questions of exploration, settlement, and the costs of westward progress. It sits comfortably beside classic frontier literature, offering a clear pathway for history classroom reading and for lovers of rifleman lore seeking depth beyond legend.Its literary and historical significance lies in its early, earnest attempt to render Boone not as myth alone but as a real figure shaping the american westward expansion. For casual readers, it delivers brisk narrative energy and vivid scenes; for collectors and scholars, it stands as a distinguished piece of early american frontier classics, suitable for comparison with other era storytellers like James Fenimore Cooper. This is more than a reprint: it is a restored cultural treasure, a bridge to the past that speaks to the present.Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, it is restored for today's and future generations. For complete edition buyers, this is a lasting keepsake and a meaningful contribution to the history bookshelf.

A bold frontier tale, revived for today's readers: Daniel Boone comes vividly alive as a man of grit, grace, and unyielding resolve.This complete edition offers a concise, engaging biographical history that blends frontier biography with historical adventure. Hawks's portrait of Boone traces the arc of eighteenth century america's expansion, capturing the myth and the man behind the rifle, while inviting readers into the moral and practical questions of exploration, settlement, and the costs of westward progress. It sits comfortably beside classic frontier literature, offering a clear pathway for history classroom reading and for lovers of rifleman lore seeking depth beyond legend.Its literary and historical significance lies in its early, earnest attempt to render Boone not as myth alone but as a real figure shaping the american westward expansion. For casual readers, it delivers brisk narrative energy and vivid scenes; for collectors and scholars, it stands as a distinguished piece of early american frontier classics, suitable for comparison with other era storytellers like James Fenimore Cooper. This is more than a reprint: it is a restored cultural treasure, a bridge to the past that speaks to the present.Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, it is restored for today's and future generations. For complete edition buyers, this is a lasting keepsake and a meaningful contribution to the history bookshelf.