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Historic Highways Of America (Volume 6); Boone'S Wilderness Road

Historic Highways Of America (Volume 6); Boone'S Wilderness Road

Butler Hulbert, Archer

Paperback

General ReferenceGeneral EuropeGeneral United States History

ISBN10: 9354446574
ISBN13: 9789354446573
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 5 2021
Pages: 206
Weight: 1.08
Height: 0.44 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Long before railways and motorways, a narrow track across the mountains decided the fate of a continent. Through the gap hewn by Daniel Boone, families, wagons, and dreams poured into the unknown West. The frontier comes alive here. In Boone's Wilderness Road, Volume 6 of Archer Butler Hulbert's classic Historic Highways of America series, a master historian traces the Daniel Boone Wilderness Road as a crucial artery of American frontier history. Combining vivid narrative with precise observation of landscape, Hulbert follows the Cumberland Gap pioneer route into the 18th century Kentucky frontier and early Appalachian backcountry, revealing how a fragile trail reshaped the map of North America and opened the way for westward expansion trails that followed. A cornerstone of the historical geography of America, this pioneer trail history book speaks both to serious researchers and to homeschool American history families seeking engaging primary-style reading. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. As an elegantly written, carefully researched account of one of the most storied roads in the republic's past, it suits the casual reader curious about how pioneers actually travelled as much as the classic-literature collector, making an ideal gift for history buffs and Daniel Boone history fans alike.

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