by Reuben Gold Thwaites (1853-1913). Softbound, 137 pages, 6" x 9". Daniel Boone, Indian fighter, explorer, politician and American hero. He was a soldier of the American Revolution and an adopted Shawnee. He discovered the Cumberland Gap and opened the Wilderness Road for settlement into the present state of Kentucky. The stories of his exploits and his life have become legendary. From countless hours of research of original materials, documents and interviews comes this biography of one of America's most famous frontiersmen.