الجمعة، 24 يونيو 2011

American Characters

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American Characters

American Characters
English | Publisher: N/a | ISBN: N/a | MP3 96Kbps | 6.42 GB


Many historical figures are more interesting in reality than in myth. Daniel Boone was one of them. Brilliant explorer, trapper and pathfinder, renowned marksman and revolutionary militia officer, he was also a loner, parent, legislator, settler and failed speculator. Poet and fiction writer Morgan (Gap Creek) portrays Boone in lively prose but also in excessive detail. Must we know of Boone's life week by week or of favored Shawnee coital positions? And must he give us references to Emerson, Thoreau and Faulkner? Morgan is a trustworthy, up-to-date authority who needs no support from others. Boone comes fully alive in his pages. Morgan's objectivity gives us a completely realized man, the greatest pioneer of the Trans-Appalachian west, who helped open Kentucky to settlement but kept going, settling eventually in Missouri. His luck was as legendary as his deeds, given what he seems to have escaped. Yet Morgan skillfully assesses and often questions the validity of all the tales of good fortune and heroism attached to Boone. Most appealing today, Boone was deeply respectful of the native tribes, a respect returned by the Indians, many of whom he befriended even when he was in conflict with them. If only others had possessed his wisdom and character. Illus., maps.
The books included are:
American Lion - Andrew Jackson in the White House- John Meacham
Cavalryman of the Lost Cause - JEB Stuart - Jeffrey D Wert
Daniel Boone - Robert Morgan
John Adams - David McCullough
George Washington - Edward Lengel
Truman - David McCullough
Morgan, American Financier - Jean Strauss
Mornings on Horseback - Theodore Roosevelt - David McCullough
Founding Brothers - the 'Founders' of the Nation - Joseph J Ellis
Polk - Walter R Borneman
A Rage for Glory ? Stephen Decatur ? James De Kay


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