Before Daniel Boone was big enough to carry a gun, he played at stalking Indians -- real Indians who carried tomahawks and long rifles. This would have been dangerous for any boy, but Daniel's father had already trained him carefully for the life of a hunter.

As Daniel grew older, he plunged deeper and deeper into the wilderness, searching for new lands and new adventures. Soon he reached the fabulous lands of Kentucky, battleground of the Cherokee and Shawnee Indians -- a land forbidden to the white man. Here, after many struggles with hostile Indians and the savage wilderness, Boone started a town. It took many incredible feats of bravery and all of Daniel's skill and experience as an Indian fighter to protect his settlement and the lives of his family.

For eighty-five years Daniel led the life he liked best -- that of a hunter, Indian fighter and trail-blazer.

THE REAL BOOK ABOUT DANIEL BOONE is an authentic picture of early frontier life in America. It is an exciting story of the real adventures of one of the greatest frontiersmen of all times.

From the dust jacket