Another accessible and engaging biography from this series, this work tells the life story of our nation’s most famous frontiersman. As a young boy, Boone spent most of his time outside and learned to hunt, fish, track, and navigate the wilderness. He was a self taught man who loved and respected nature. Boone eventually longed to journey and settle on the frontier and forged a path westward through the Appalachian Mountains. This journey opened early America to westward expansion, and his founding of the Booneborough settlement in Kentucky marked the first English speaking settlement west of the Appalachians. Boone lived a full and long life, often courageously journeying into the unknown, and his pioneering spirit served as inspiration for many generations. This well-paced and exciting biography serves as a wonderful introduction to the legendary frontiersman for elementary and middle grade readers.