Daniel Boone: His Own Story [Paperback]

Daniel Boone (Author), Francis Hawks (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1996

First published in the early 1800s, this true-life account set the record straight on the mythic Daniel Boone and established him as an American hero.

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About the Author

1798-1866

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Applewood Books (February 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557094268
• ISBN-13: 978-1557094261
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #628,480 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Daniel Boone: His Own Story?, May 25, 2008

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Toby Dixie (South Carolina, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Daniel Boone: His Own Story (Paperback)

There are many, many, factual errors in this book, starting with Daniel's birth date which is given as 1746. He was actually born in 1734. He married in 1756, so the date given in the book would have made him only 10 years old on his wedding day. The "shining eyes" tale has long been discounted by the family. Human eyes do not shine in a light like animal eyes. The first 28 pages are written in the most flowery of language. Daniel Boone was uneducated, and I do not believe he spoke this way or wrote this way. This is a very poor book for anyone to depend on for facts about Daniel Boone's life. There are many better ones out there. Don't waste your money on this one.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Daniel Boone: His Own Story, September 15, 2008

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Ed Hirshburg (Tulsa, OK USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Daniel Boone: His Own Story (Paperback)

Daniel Boone: His Own Story

Boone is my Great Grandfather with 5 greats. The stories are true and exciting and interesting. Boone does not have a bias for or against indians. What I like about his stories in the book is that he explains why he did things. For example he jumped around in the open to get the two indians to shoot their weapons. After they fired, he had time to shoot one and then go after the other with his hunting knife which was a long knife. He did not put down his empty rifle. He used it like a shield to block the attack of the second indian like a Roman sholdier would fight.

The only problem with the book is that his speech was not so close to Oxford English and I believe someone else rewrote the stories in a more intelligent way from the way he actually spoke.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars If you want a good Boone book, March 16, 2011

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J. Spencer "reading mom of 2" (St. Charles MO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Daniel Boone: His Own Story (Paperback)

This book was one of the first published about Boone, but it was greatly embellished and romanticized his life. I would recommend the books by John Bakeless or Lyman Draper, which are the standards used by Boone scholars. This book may be a great read, but it has many errors and doesn't do much justice to this complicated hero.