Stories of American pioneers: Daniel Boone, Lewis and Clark, Fremont, Kit Carson

Mara L. (Mara Louise) Pratt-Chadwick

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^ v STORIES OF AMERICArt PIOflEERS DANIEL BOONE LEWIS AND CLARK FREMONT KIT CARSON PUBLISHING CEDUCATIONAL BOSTON San fRANCisc^^.New York Chicago TWO COPIES RECEIVED Copyrighted By educational PUBLISHING COMPANY, 1897. CONTENTS. Page Daniel Boone ....... 7 Westward .,..,.. 13 Boone's Brother . . , . . . - 25 The New Home . , . . . 31 Boone's Escape 41 Colonel Boone ...... 51 Bryan Station . . . . , . -57 An Ambuscade 65 Boone's Last Years . . . . . • 71 Meriwether Lewis and William Clark . 75 Charles FremontJohn and Kit Carson 123 Kit Carson as Fremont's Guide . . 131 Fremont's Peak . . . -139 A Second Expedition . . . . 153 Fremont's Men Surprised . . .163 BOONE ON GUARD.DANIEL TORY AI — 1820.1735 Daniel Boone was a Pennsylvania boy. He lived in Exeter, then a very little town sixty miles from Philadelphia. Even when a boy he showed rare pluck and courage. day heOne was at play in the woods with two other boys, when a wild yell echoed through the forests. The boys turned pa e with fright ; for they well knew nothing but a panther could make that cry. DANIEL BOONE.8 seized his rifle; for in thoseEvery boy always carried rifles with them.days boys The panther with another yell leaped limb of a tree.from the great rock to the upon the boysThen he set his yellow eyes and crept towards them. " said Boone to the boys.Stay here," the creature. If I fail*'I will run towards he attacks me, come andto shoot him, and help." Daniel crept towards the panther.

Sujets

• Boone
• Lewis
• Carson
• Clark

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• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 10
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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DANIEL BOONE
LEWIS AND CLARK
FREMONT
KIT CARSON
PUBLISHING CEDUCATIONAL
BOSTON
San fRANCisc^^.New York Chicago
TWO COPIES RECEIVEDCopyrighted
By educational PUBLISHING COMPANY,
1897.CONTENTS.
Page
Daniel Boone ....... 7
Westward .,..,.. 13
Boone's Brother . . , .
. . - 25
The New Home . , .
. . 31
Boone's Escape 41
Colonel Boone ...... 51
Bryan Station . . . . , . -57
An Ambuscade 65
Boone's Last Years . . . . . • 71
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark . 75
Charles FremontJohn and Kit Carson 123
Kit Carson as Fremont's Guide .
. 131
Fremont's Peak
. . . -139
A Second Expedition . . .
. 153
Fremont's Men Surprised . . .163BOONE ON GUARD.DANIEL