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Daniel Boone
(1734–1820)

Daniel Boone Anecdote...

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."



Biographical Note...

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


More Information...

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