by Robert Morgan. Softbound, 538 pages, 6" x 9". The author strips away some of the most blatant falsehoods about Boone's life. Boone did not "discover" Kentucky or the Cumberland Gap; he was neither an "Indian-lover" nor a particularly eager Indian fighter. He was instrumental in the opening of the Trans-Appalachian West before the revolutionary War. When necessary, he fought Indians, but he also established friendships with many tribal chiefs. Throughout his life, he displayed an adventuous and generous spirit that, combined with a tough intelligence, makes him well worth the accolaides he continues to receive. A stirring chronicle of this great frontiersman.