A first book in American history with European beginnings . PENNSYLVANIA^ ttBburgs.\/ ^ •/>c ^-J ^odsbursl^zanrousw i R;GXfe§r- WtashWough f i ; 0 Pioneer Settlements on the Western Frontier. Although the region was fair to look upon, the savageswere not far wrong when they gave it such a name. Thisblue-grass country lay midway between the northern andsouthern Indians. No one tribe owned it, but all usedit as their hunting grounds and were jealous of any oneelse who came there. At last Boone decided to visit the Bloody Ground, andon May 1, 1769, set out accompanied by five other m
A first book in American history with European beginnings . PENNSYLVANIA^ ttBburgs.\/ ^ •/>c ^-J ^odsbursl^zanrousw i R;GXfe§r- WtashWough f i ; 0 Pioneer Settlements on the Western Frontier. Although the region was fair to look upon, the savageswere not far wrong when they gave it such a name. Thisblue-grass country lay midway between the northern andsouthern Indians. No one tribe owned it, but all usedit as their hunting grounds and were jealous of any oneelse who came there. At last Boone decided to visit the Bloody Ground, andon May 1, 1769, set out accompanied by five other a long and tedious journey of five weeks, the ex- 276 DANIEL BOONE plorers saw before them a beautiful level region which theyknew to be the land they were seeking. Boone and his companions built a rude shelter of logs,open on one side. Here they lived, and in the countryaround they hunted until December without being mo-lested by Indians. Then one day they were attacked, andBoone was captured. For days there was no chance ofescape. But at las
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