The Hunters of Kentucky: A Narrative History of America's First Far West, 1750-1792Daniel Boone, forever linked with this "island in the wilderness," was not the first white man to behold Kentucky's herds, tall timber, shimmering bluegrass, and lush soil. Boone -- like other explorers, surveyors, and hunters -- was a beneficiary of tantalizing tidbits gleaned from Indians, French trappers, English adventurers, and cadres of deerslayers looking westward whose stories have remained muted. At least, until now. This is unlike any Kentucky book ever before written. The Hunters of Kentucky covers a wide range of frontier existence, from daily life and survival to wars, exploits, and even flora and fauna. The pioneers and their lives are profiled in biographical sketches, giving a rich sampling of the personalities involved in the United States' westward expansion. Author Ted Franklin Belue's colorful, vivid prose brings these long-forgotten frontiersmen to life. --Publisher. |
