The Discovery Settlement And Present State Of Kentucke

Author : John Filson
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1609621166
Total Pages : 110 pages
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Download or read book The Discovery, Settlement and Present State of Kentucke (1784) written by John Filson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-09-13 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filson's seminal work on the early history of Kentucky, including the first published account of the life and adventures of Daniel Boone. Filson's work was an unabashedly optimistic account of the western territory, where Filson had acquired large land claims, whose value he sought to enhance by the publication of this advertisement and incitement for further settlement. Scarcely two years after the violent and tragic British and Indian invasion of 1782, Filson portrayed Kentucky as a natural paradise, where peace, plenty, and security reigned. Of some significance is Filson's recognition that the territory would be economically tied to the West, and especially the river ports of Natchez and New Orleans, rather than the Eastern seaboard. His reflections on the interests of the United States in acquiring and securing the western regions of North America predate the Louisiana Purchase by 18 years. The work, and especially the narrative of Daniel Boone, proved extremely popular, and was frequently reprinted and translated into French and German. It proved to be the first in a long tradition of rousing Western adventures associated with the westward migration of the Americans. This edition includes the complete text of the first edition, some notes, a biographical sketch of John Filson, and a discussion of the editorial procedures. It also includes the "Map of Kentucke" published in 1784 along with the book.

Author : John Filson
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
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Download or read book The Discovery, Settlement, and Present State of Kentucke written by John Filson and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Filson
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ISBN 13 : 9781596410053
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Discovery, Settlement and Present State of Kentucke: And an Essay Towards the Topography, and Natural History of That Important Country written by John Filson and published by . This book was released on 2011-06 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Filson's, "The Discovery, Settlement and Present State of Kentucky: And an Essay Towards the Topography, and Natural History of that Important Country: To Which is Added, an Appendix, Containing The Adventures of Col. Daniel Boone, One of the first Settlers, comprehending every important Occurrence in the political History of that Province ...," published in 1784, is the first descriptive account of Kentucky and the first narrative of Daniel Boone. The book was immensely popular and was translated into French and German numerous times, with a Paris edition appearing in 1785. Topics addressed include Kentucky's discovery and purchase, as well as boundaries, topography and terrain, climate, rivers, soil, inhabitants, rights of land, and trade. The 32-page Appendix, outlining the "Adventures of Col. Daniel Boon; containing a narrative of the Wars of Kentucke," is the first known narrative of Daniel Boone, and the portion of the book believed to be most responsible for drawing so much attention to the work. The Appendix also contains, "The Minutes of the Piankashaw council held in 1784;" "An Account of the Indian Nations inhabiting within the Limits of the Thirteen United States, their Manners and Customs, and Reflections on their Origin;" and "The Stages and Distances between Philadelphia and the Falls of the Ohio," as well as other geographical topics. Included is a drawing of Daniel Boone and a Map of Kentucky, which was drawn by Filson, and was the best, up to that time, for the topography of Kentucky country. Paperback, (1784), repr. 2011, Illus., Map, Appendix, 124 pp.

Author : John Filson
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 118 pages
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Download or read book The Discovery, Settlement, and the Present State of Kentucke written by John Filson and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Filson
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 118 pages
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Download or read book Discovery, Settlement and Present State of Kentucke written by John Filson and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Filson
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
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Download or read book The Discovery, Settlement, and Present State of Kentucky written by John Filson and published by . This book was released on 1793 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Filson
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 68 pages
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Download or read book The discovery, settlement and present state of Kentucky, and an introduction to the topography and natural history of that ... country. Also colonel Daniel Boon's narrative of the wars of Kentucky written by John Filson and published by . This book was released on 1793 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Filson
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1616403446
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Adventures of Daniel Boone written by John Filson and published by Cosimo, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Adventures of Daniel Boone: The Discovery, Settlement, and Present State of Kentucke is an account of the newly-claimed and settled state of Kentucky in the late 1700s. Written in 1784, the work was immensely popular and translated into French and German many times, mainly because of the exciting Daniel Boone tales. The author, John Filson, was a Kentucky settler himself and promoted the exciting and attractive aspects of Kentucky in an effort to gather even more settlers and surveyors to the territory. The work includes a hand-drawn map of Kentucky and an appendix relating the exciting life of Daniel Boone. An essential reference for settlers (and dreamers) in the 16th century, this book is a valuable guide for any student of American history. JOHN FILSON (C. 1753-1788) was an American author and historian whose work mostly revolved around the settlement of Kentucky. Filson was born and raised in Pennsylvania, attended West Nottingham Academy in Maryland, and taught school in Kentucky. He interviewed settlers and pioneers across the state while he himself surveyed and settled land, compiling his findings into several different memoirs and accounts. Years later, after multiple lawsuits and financial troubles, Filson purchased the land that would later become Cincinnati, Ohio. He is believed to have died during a Shawnee Indian attack in 1788, though his body was never recovered.

Author : John Filson
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Total Pages : 72 pages
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Download or read book The Discovery, Settlement, and Present State of Kentucky written by John Filson and published by . This book was released on 1793 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Humphrey Marshall
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Total Pages : 538 pages
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Download or read book The History of Kentucky written by Humphrey Marshall and published by . This book was released on 1824 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: