Daniel Boone
(1734–1820)

Daniel BooneAnecdote...

The American artist Chester Harding, painting Daniel Boone's portrait, asked the old frontiersman, then in his eighties, if he had ever been lost. Boone replied, "No, I can't say I was ever lost, but I was bewildered once for three days."

 

Quote-worthy...

All you need for happiness is a good gun, a good horse, and a good wife. —Daniel Boone


Biographical Note...

U.S. pioneer. He led settlers into Kentucky in 1775 and later moved on into Missouri.


More Information...

READ a brief biography of Daniel Boone. coonskin hatThen take a look at a photo of Fess Parker, the actor who played Daniel Boone on the popular television series (1964-1970).