The Hunters of Kentucky: A Narrative History of America's First Far West, 1750-1792

The Hunters of Kentucky covers a wide range of frontier existence, from daily life and survival to wars, exploits, and even flora and fauna. The pioneers and their lives are profiled in biographical sketches, giving a rich sampling of the personalities involved in the United States' westward expansion. Author Ted Franklin Belue's colorful, vivid prose brings these long-forgotten frontiersmen to life. Includes such frontier personalities as Daniel Boone, John Redd, Michael Cassidy, and Nicholas Cresswell.