The adventures of Colonel Daniel Boon, formerly a hunter : containing a narrative of the wars of Kentucky, with the discovery, purchase, and settlement of Kentucky ; and the Piankashaw Council, 1784 ; and territory of North American Indians ; and the rights of land in Kentucky.
by Daniel Boone; Alvin Salisbury, ed
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About This Item
Old Chelicothe Press, 1968. Facsimile. Hardcover. Fine. A lovely and fine facsimile of the 1797 edition. Mustard paper over boards with title laid on in paper. Deckle page edges. Numerous folding maps and diagrams 37 pp. Octavo. . This is Daniel Boone's story as he told it to John Filfon, Pennsylvania schoolmaster turned traveler. With the addition of old maps and illustrations to his adventures, the reader glimpses America's great frontiersman as he first appeared to the world and views the western wilderness as it looked to Daniel Boone.
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- Bookseller
- Uncommon Works (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 656
- Title
- The adventures of Colonel Daniel Boon, formerly a hunter : containing a narrative of the wars of Kentucky, with the discovery, purchase, and settlement of Kentucky ; and the Piankashaw Council, 1784 ; and territory of North American Indians ; and the rights of land in Kentucky.
- Author
- Daniel Boone; Alvin Salisbury, ed
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Facsimile
- Publisher
- Old Chelicothe Press
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- daniel boone; kentuckiana; pioneer; explorer
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Edges
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- Fine
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...