The Adventures of Daniel Boone the Kentucky rifleman
The Adventures of Daniel Boone the Kentucky rifleman

Author: L. Hawks Francis

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2023-11-01

Total Pages: 87

ISBN-13: 9359956392

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Francis L. Hawks's "The Adventures of Daniel Boone" is an interesting biographical tale about the well-known lifestyles and adventures of Daniel Boone, a crucial American frontiersman. Hawks cautiously statistics all of Boone's terrific adventures, telling the story of his trips thru the unknown American wasteland within the past due 1700s. From his early reviews within the Appalachians to his explorations and settlements in Kentucky, the tale virtually suggests Boone's courageous spirit. This book talks about Boone's interactions with Native American corporations, how he controlled to stay alive within the wild, empty frontier, and his vital element inside the westward expansion of america. Hawks carefully weaves a story that captures the harsh, hard, and hopeful instances in Boone's lifestyles. The account suggests how crucial Boone become to American records via that specialize in his bravery, strength, and willingness to take dangers. As he hunted and trapped and as a pioneer and resident in huge, uncharted areas, the story makes a speciality of his many adventures. "The Adventures of Daniel Boone" is a thrilling and soaking up story that gives a wealthy photograph of an American legend and the bold existence and incredible adventures of one of the maximum well-known human beings in American frontier records.

1,000 Places to See in the USA and Canada Before You Die
1,000 Places to See in the USA and Canada Before You Die

Author: Patricia Schultz

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Published: 2007-06-07

Total Pages: 1202

ISBN-13: 0761149694

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It's the phenomenon: "1,000 Places to See Before You Die" has 2.2 million copies in print and has spent 144 weeks and counting on "The New York Times" bestseller list. Now, shipping in time for the tens of millions of travelers heading out for summer trips, comes "1,000 Places to See in the U.S.A. & Canada Before You Die." Sail the Maine Windjammers out of Camden. Explore the gold-mining trails in Alaska's Denali wilderness. Collect exotic shells on the beaches of Captiva. Take a barbecue tour of Kansas City--from Arthur Bryant's to Gates to B.B.'s Lawnside to Danny Edward's to LC's to Snead's. There's the ice hotel in Quebec, the Great Stalacpipe Organ in Virginia, cowboy poetry readings, what to do in Louisville after the Derby's over, and for every city, dozens of unexpected suggestions and essential destinations. The book is organized by region, and subject-specific indices in the back sort the book by interest--wilderness, great dining, best beaches, world-class museums, sports and adventures, road trips, and more. There's also an index that breaks out the best destinations for families with children. Following each entry is the nuts and bolts: addresses, websites, phone numbers, costs, best times to visit.

Timepieces
Timepieces

Author: John Lacognata

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2017-10-30

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 1546214550

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On a July afternoon, Danny Fisher, Tripper Harrison, and Vincent Sarenzo, gather for a summer barbecue celebrating Tripps first real venture back into the world following heart surgery. Near evenings end, a call from San Diego shatters the festivities. The wife of their closest friend, Henry Pratt, informs them that Henry has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and is refusing the treatments needed to possibly save his life. The friends rent a Mercedes convertible and drive from New York to California to confront their friend. The road trip takes them deep into a Kentucky forest where Bigfoot sightings are abundant, to Gilleys in Texas for some hard-hat days and one honky-tonk night, and under the Nevada nighttime sky where no one knows whats flying overhead. For a humorous, yet bittersweet, story of true friendship and personal growth, get in the car with Danny, Tripper, and Vinbefore the clock stops ticking.

Braxton Bragg
Braxton Bragg

Author: Earl J. Hess

Publisher: UNC Press Books

Published: 2016-09-02

Total Pages: 544

ISBN-13: 1469628767

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As a leading Confederate general, Braxton Bragg (1817–1876) earned a reputation for incompetence, for wantonly shooting his own soldiers, and for losing battles. This public image established him not only as a scapegoat for the South's military failures but also as the chief whipping boy of the Confederacy. The strongly negative opinions of Bragg's contemporaries have continued to color assessments of the general's military career and character by generations of historians. Rather than take these assessments at face value, Earl J. Hess's biography offers a much more balanced account of Bragg, the man and the officer. While Hess analyzes Bragg's many campaigns and battles, he also emphasizes how his contemporaries viewed his successes and failures and how these reactions affected Bragg both personally and professionally. The testimony and opinions of other members of the Confederate army--including Bragg's superiors, his fellow generals, and his subordinates--reveal how the general became a symbol for the larger military failures that undid the Confederacy. By connecting the general's personal life to his military career, Hess positions Bragg as a figure saddled with unwarranted infamy and humanizes him as a flawed yet misunderstood figure in Civil War history.

Perryville
Perryville

Author: Kenneth W. Noe

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

Published: 2001-09-21

Total Pages: 669

ISBN-13: 0813137144

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Winner of the Seaborg Civil War Prize: “Impressively researched . . . will please many readers, especially those who enjoy exciting battle histories.” ―Journal of Military History On October 8, 1862, Union and Confederate forces clashed near Perryville in what would be the largest battle ever fought on Kentucky soil. The climax of a campaign that began two months before in northern Mississippi, Perryville came to be recognized as the high-water mark of the western Confederacy. Perryville: This Grand Havoc of Battle is the definitive account of this important conflict. While providing all the parry and thrust one might expect from an excellent battle narrative, the book also reflects the new trends in Civil War history in its concern for ordinary soldiers and civilians caught in the slaughterhouse. The last chapter, unique among Civil War battle narratives, even discusses the battle’s veterans, their families, efforts to preserve the battlefield, and the many ways Americans have remembered and commemorated Perryville. “This superb book unravels the complexities of Perryville, but discloses these military details within their social and political contexts. These considerations greatly enrich our understanding of war, history, and human endeavor.” —Virginia Quarterly Review “It should remain the definitive work of the Perryville campaign for many years.” —Bowling Green Daily News