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Narrative Essay On Daniel Boone

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Main Idea Essay: Daniel Boone (Quentin) In the woods of Pennsylvania 1744 five young boys were taking a walk through the forest. All of a sudden, the birds stopped chirping, and the woods went quiet. Four of the boys turned and ran in horror as they heard the roar of a panther from the bushes. The boy that stayed was myself, Daniel Boone, I calmly cocked my rifle and shot the panther in the heart just as it leapt for me. I was born a Quaker in a log cabin near the modern day city of reading. It was on the edge of the Pennsylvania frontier near the Lenape Indian villages. My life was split into 4 main sections, my life in North Carolina, my Kentucky expeditions, Indian encounters, and my later life. The first main part of my life was in North Carolina. I first moved there in 1747. I lived in the Yadkin River valley, I served in the French and Indian war (1754-1763) for the British military until the defeat of Monongahela. After that I married Rebecca Bryan. In 1759 the Cherokee raided the Valley, so my family fled to Culpepper county, Virginia. I served in the North Carolina Militia, during the "Cherokee Uprising". I began exploring land west of the blue ridge mountains, in Tennessee. …show more content…

When we reached Kentucky we found beautiful land, and lots of game, and we decided to build a cabin and stay there a while. My three companions left, that left Me to survive by myself in Kentucky for months. In 1773 I went back to North Carolina to bring my family with me to live in Kentucky. Other family's heard and we set off with 40 other settlers, on the way we were attacked by Indians, and 6 men, including my oldest son were killed. After making a treaty with the Cherokee, I forged a route called "Wilderness Road", at the end of it was

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