SCOUTING WITH DANIEL BOONE
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"On the August air arose the reports of many rifles and
the terrifying whoops of the Indians"
PIONEER SCOUT SERIES
SCOUTING WITH
DANIEL BOONE
BY
EVERETT T. TOMLINSON
Illustrated by
NORMAN ROCKWELL
GARDEN CITY NEW YORK
DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY
1917
Copyright, 1914, by
The Boy Scouts of America
For Boys' Life
Copyright, 1914, by
Everett T. Tomlinson
All rights reserved, including that of
translation into foreign languages,
including the Scandinavian
Preface
Perhaps not unnaturally in certain details there is a slight confusionor divergence in the various works that recount the heroic deeds ofDaniel Boone. The men of that day were making history rather thanrecording what they did. There is, however, a striking uniformity in allthe records as to the simple faith and almost fatalistic conviction ofDaniel Boone that he was called to be a pathfinder for the new nation inAmerica. His courage, reverence, rugged honesty, and unselfishness, hischildlike simplicity that was mixed with a certain shrewdness, at leastin his dealings with the Indians, are, however, qualities in which thehistorians mostly agree.
I have cast this record into story form and have used the license of astory-teller. I have incorporated a few adventures on the border whichstrictly do not belong to this tale. Every one of them, however, istrue, and I hope will help in giving a true picture of those early and trying days.
In the midst of it all I have placed the great scout. The qualities hedisplayed are the same[Pg vi] that are necessary for success in our day or anyday. The problems may vary from generation to generation, but theelements of true manhood are ever the same.
I have made free use of the many historical works which portray thecharacter of the great scout.
First of all is the diary of Daniel Boone himself. In addition to thatfascinating story, the following works also should be read by thos