Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone
Real Name	Daniel Boone
Born	November 2, 1734
Died	September 26, 1820

Historical Background

Daniel Boone is an iconic American frontiersman who hailed from Kentucky. He was a hunter and a soldier, who lived among Native Americans and fought them as well, especially after members of his family were abducted. He also participated in battles of the American Revolution.

Legend & Folklore

Boone's life and exploits were greatly exaggerated by early biographers, leading to him becoming a popular subject for dime novels and tall tales. There were tales that he swung on vines to escape the Native Americans who were tracking him and that he battled a bear unarmed.

Notes

• Daniel Boone is almost always depicted wearing a 'coonskin hat, but this is probably due to his confusion with Davy Crockett. He was not known to wear such attire.
• Daniel Boone was likely a major inspiration for the character of Natty Bumpo, the Leatherstocking, in the Deer Hunter book series. The Last of the Mohicans may be viewed as a fictionalized retelling of his story.

Public Domain Comic Appearances

• Silver Streak Comics #2
• Amazing Man Comics #17
• Blue Bolt #11-12 (as ghost), v.10 #1
• True Comics #3
• The Face #2
• Skyrocket Comics
• Hit Comics #37
• Jumbo Comics #104
• Conquest #1
• Exploits of Daniel Boone #1-6
• Wild Frontier #2-3, 5
• Dan'l Boone #1-8
• Frontier Scout, Dan'l Boone #10-13
• Black Fury #9, 12
• Cheyenne Kid #9
• Six-Gun Heroes #44
• Fighting Daniel Boone #1
• A Treasury of Horses
• Space Adventures #53

Public Domain Literary Appearances

• Rosalthe; or The Prisoner of Kentucky (1850) by John H. Robionson
• The Wood King; or Daniel Boone's Last Trail (1873) by Joseph E. Badger, Jr.
• The Wolf Demon; or The Queen of the Kanawha (1878) by Alber W. Aikens
• Daniel Boone, the Hero of Kentucky (1979) by Paul Braddon
• Rifle and Paddle; or, The Maid of Old Kentucky. A Story of the Days of Daniel Boone (1888) by Henry L. Boone (no relation)
• The Thunderbolt of the Border; or Daniel Boone on the Warpath (1891) by Burke Brentford

See Also

Wikipedia