A first book in American history with European beginnings . t regular path into the wilderness,and it is still called, The Wilderness Road. When Boones party reached the Kentucky they builta fort which they called Boonesborough. The fort wasoblong in shape. There was a loopholed blockhouse ateach corner. The log cabins were so arranged that theirouter sides formed part of the wail, with a stockade twelvefeet high filling the spaces between. This stockade wasmade by driving into the ground heavy timbers, pointedat the top. The building of Boonesborough at this time was mostimportant, as it offe
A first book in American history with European beginnings . t regular path into the wilderness,and it is still called, The Wilderness Road. When Boones party reached the Kentucky they builta fort which they called Boonesborough. The fort wasoblong in shape. There was a loopholed blockhouse ateach corner. The log cabins were so arranged that theirouter sides formed part of the wail, with a stockade twelvefeet high filling the spaces between. This stockade wasmade by driving into the ground heavy timbers, pointedat the top. The building of Boonesborough at this time was mostimportant, as it offered protection for the settling ofKentucky. After building the fort, Boone went back to NorthCarolina. When he returned to Boonesborough a little 277 A FIRST BOOK IN AMERICAN HISTORY later, he brought with him his family and a band ofsettlers. Not long after this, Boones daughter and two girlcompanions were surprised by Indians and taken they went along, the eldest girl broke off twigs anddropped them in the path. Seeing her, one of the Indians. Daniel Boone Bringing His Family and the New Settlers Overthe Wilderness Road. threatened her with his tomahawk. However, she man-aged to tear off bits of her dress instead and, unnoticed,scatter them along the trail. When the girls did not return to their home, Booneknew at once what had happened. With some neighborshe started in pursuit. Guided by the twigs and bits ofcloth they overtook the savages just as they were cooking 278 DANIEL BOONE supper. Firing into the camp, they killed two of theIndians and frightened the rest away. The girls were un-harmed, although badly scared. At another time the Indians captured Boone himselfand carried him off. But because they so admired hiscourage and skill, they decided to adopt him into theirtribe in place of killing him. Accordingly he was made togo through some curious ceremonies. First, all his hairwas taken off, with the exception of a tuft on the top of hishead. Next, he was duc
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