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Daniel Boone and the Hunters of Kentucky 1st Ed.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 400.00 USD
Daniel Boone and the Hunters of Kentucky 1st Ed.
Featured in this lot is this rare, 1854 first edition of, "Daniel Boone and The Hunters of Kentucky" by W. H. Bogart, publishers Lee & Shepard, copy-righted by Miller, Orton & Mulligan, Auburn and Buffalo. William Henry Bogart's (1810-1888) "Daniel Boone and the Hunters of Kentucky” is a fascinating account of wilderness life in the American west (i.e. Kentucky). And while the biographical information on the life of Boone is important, this book is most desirable for the accounts of Native American Indian tribes, their treaties with America, and of course, notes on battles and wars between Indians and the United States. This work also covers Boone's role in the Revolutionary War and his interactions Generals Lafayette and George Washington. Daniel Boone was an American pioneer and frontiersman whose exploits made him one of the first folk heroes of the United States. He became famous for his exploration and settlement of Kentucky, which was then beyond the western borders of the Thirteen Colonies. The book shows a brown hard cover with black lettering and illustration reading, "Wild Life Series Daniel Boone". The spine shows gold gilt lettering reading, "Daniel Boone / Lee & Shepard". The book shows good condition overall with wear present to the cover, spine and some interior pages from its age and use over the years. No major signs of damage noted. It measures 7 5/8" L x 5 3/8" W x 1 1/4" D and weighs 1 pound and 6 ounces.