DANIEL BOONE BACKWOODSMAN SECOND EDITION _BY THE SAME AUTHOR_ JOHN SMITH GENTLEMAN ADVENTURER An interesting work on the life and times of this famous soldier of fortune and American colonist, intended primarily for the young, but of such a character as to appeal to all. “A good, strong, interest compelling narrative, and a valuable addition to a boy’s library.”--_The Sun_, New York. “Historical fiction that appears to show him [Smith] in a clearer and more truthful light than has ever before been shed.”--_The Courier-Journal_, Louisville. “The book will be read with great interest by both old and young, for all men love adventures of the Smith type.”--_The Republic_, St. Louis. “Should mightily interest every boy who loves his country.”--_The Inter-Ocean_, Chicago. _With four full-page illustrations in color by_ HARRY B. LACHMAN 12 mo. Cloth, $1.50 [Illustration: IMMEDIATELY HE BECAME A TARGET] Daniel Boone BACKWOODSMAN BY C. H. FORBES-LINDSAY Author of “John Smith, Gentleman Adventurer,” “India: Past and Present,” “America’s Insular Possessions,” etc. _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY_ FRANK McKERNAN “Who passes for in life and death most lucky, Of the great names which in our faces stare Is Daniel Boone, backwoodsman of Kentucky.” --BYRON [Illustration] PHILADELPHIA & LONDON J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY 1909 COPYRIGHT, 1908 BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY Published September, 1908 _Electrotyped and printed by J. B. Lippincott Company The Washington Square Press, Philadelphia, U. S. A._ CONTENTS