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Daniel Boone

by Reuben Gold Thwaites

Daniel Boone was a great hunter, explorer, surveyor, and excellent rifleman; he knew Indians and fought them skillfully. His life was filled with adventures and, with this biography, Reuben Gold Thwaites takes us along on some of those adventures. An exciting read of one of America’s true historical heroes.

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English

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1902

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Reuben Gold Thwaites was an American librarian and historical writer.    Thwaites was born in 1853 in Dorchester, Massachusetts. His parents were William George and Sarah Bibb...

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