Boone: A Biography

Not only does Daniel Boone come vividly alive in these pages but also his wilderness landscape and historical era... Robert Morgan has long been one of America's best fiction writers and poets; Boone is a striking confirmation that he is now one of our best biographers as well.

Robert Morgan's account makes it clear why every generation has been able to draw its own lessons from Boone's remarkable life. Lord knows there are some lessons in it for our own time.

A narrative tour de force... Informed by serious scholarship and propelled by superb storytelling, Morgan's book captures the heart of an American original.

This is a riveting account of the real Boone... The brilliant final chapter, unique among Boone biographies, reveals the impact of the frontiersman's legend on the American literary canon... This is the best of all possible Boones.

A beautifully written biography of American scout Daniel Boone as a frontier Moses, leading his people over the western mountains to the rich promised lands of Kentucky... Strongly recommended.