Boone: A Biography

The story of Daniel Boone is the story of America—its ideals, its promise, its romance, and its destiny. Bestselling, critically acclaimed author Robert Morgan reveals the complex character of a frontiersman whose heroic life was far stranger and more fascinating than the myths that surround him. This rich, authoritative biography offers a wholly new perspective on a man who has been an American icon for more than two hundred years—a hero as important to American history as his more political contemporaries George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. Extensive endnotes, cultural and historical background material, and maps and illustrations underscore the scope of this distinguished and immensely entertaining work.

Commended for Spur Awards (Nonfiction-Biography) 2008

“"With Mr. Morgan as biographer, Boone definitely lucked out...Stunning." -- The Dallas Morning News”

"Many historical figures are more interesting in reality than in myth. Daniel Boone was one of them....Morgan portrays Boone in lively prose....Morgan is a trustworthy, up-to-date authority.... Boone comes fully alive in his pages." - Publishers Weekly" Morgan steps away from historical fiction to provide a beautifully written biography of American scout Daniel Boone....Strongly recommended." - Library Journal starred review "This outstanding biography will be ideal for general readers." Booklist"

Col. Morgan was pilot of "Memphis Belle", a bomber plane he flew throughout WWII on many successful missions in Europe and Tokyo. Because of his esteemed success, he was awarded with the Distinguished Flying Cross, among other medals of honor. Today, Morgan still flies and can be seen with his wife, Linda (also a pilot) in airshows all over the world.

Morgan's sweeping biography of Daniel Boone is the story of America--its ideals, its promise, its romance, and its destiny. It is the most comprehensive book ever written about the man who was the largest spirit of his time. Hunter, explorer, settler, he was a trailblazer and a revolutionary--an American icon for more than two hundred years.Born in 1734, Boone lived an extraordinary life. He participated in the colonization of North America, the settling of the Middle Plain, the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War, the election of his friend as the first president of the United States, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Westward Expansion. Unlike others of his time he had a reverence for the Indians from whom he learned to hunt, navigate, and survive in the impenetrable wilderness. He accomplished feat after impossible feat yet was also accused of treason, fraud, hypocrisy; was court-martialed; and was sued for debt again and again. By the end of his life, most of his land claims had been lost to lawyers and politicians and to better businessmen than he.

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