"All true! Every word True!", Daniel Boone proclaimed about John Filson's biography on Boone's life from 1769-1782. Filson interviewed Boone in 1783 and wrote "The Adventures of Col Daniel Boone" as an appendix to his book on the nature and geography of Kentucky, which he hoped would attract buyers out east to land he had purchased in the Bluegrass.
Attract attention it did, but not so much to Kentucky as it did Boone. He became almost an overnight international sensation with the book and accompanying biography being reproduced in many European languages. This short biography of Boone paved the way for him to become the archetype and myth that he is today.
In today's video we listen to an excerpt from Filson's biography about Boone's first trip into Kentucky with the backdrop of many of the actual places Filson/Boone mention in the story!
*note* I'm sure some will comment on the accent I use in the narration. I asked the foremost Boone expert in the world, Ted Belue, about what accent Boone would have had and while he could make some guesses, didn't know for sure. I have chosen to use a generic "southern" accent for the narration. If y'all would like to discuss what accent Boone and his longhunter buddies would have had let's get down in the comments section and talk about it!
Music as always is provided by the honorable gentleman, Hawken Horse.
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