Daniel Boone Research Paper

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Daniel Boone (1734 - 1820) pioneer and resident American Forests, he is England origin and was born in Reading, Pennsylvania on November 2, 1734. Then in 1751 he stay with his father Squire Boone and his family in yadken Valley which is now located in the Davey region in Carolina North, and he work on a farm’s father also he spent most of his time in hunting and trapping. in 1755 he was wagon maker and blacksmith (metal works) in Edward Braddock campaign disastrous against the Indians, and in 1765 he visited Florida and then in 1767 visited the Kentucky territory for the first time, has toured the region between the years 1769 to 1771 with his friends, including John Finley, who visited the region in 1752. Boone has entered into a fight with

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