PART 2-DANIEL BOONE AND THE OPENING OF THE AMERICAN WEST
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- Опубликовано: 17 июн 2018
- This video documentary takes you back in time to the battleground that was the Kentucky frontier; it traces the life of Daniel Boone from his birth near Reading, Pennsylvania in 1734, through his years in Kentucky and to his death in St. Charles County, Missouri in 1820. Against the backdrop of the American Revolution, Daniel Boone explores an ordinary man living in extraordinary times who was destined to settle and defend the beautiful, but often fiercely unforgiving, wilderness of Kentucky that became known as "the dark and bloody ground".
Recipient of a 2015 Bronze Telly Award.
Let me say as a British subject I found this series without peer. Marvellous in both narrative and scenery. Dare I say ot....God bless America and especially the Boons it creates.......
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As a Dutch man i'm just an outsider looking in; America's history fascinates me. Thank you very much for sharing, sir. Appreciate it a lot.
Greets from the Netherlands 🌷, T.
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A LOT OF KILLIN'
@@zhoubaidinh403 All countries and their borders are born, established from sacrifice and blood.
As a cheereke Indian I am sorry what my people dif to you ps I also shawnee
I mean did
He is my 7th generation uncle. I am seventh generation grandchild of Israel his brother. I love this documentary. Thank you so much for having done such an excellent job and the actors were great.
Me too I am seventh generation grandson of Daniel's brother George
He was also my 7th great uncle,his brother Jonathan being my great Grandfather.
I've always heard that Boone was my 7th generation Uncle also but I do not have the family tree
I sit here humbled and weeping with pride at the life if one of our founding fathers. Thank you
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I am a proud descendant of this great man. Thank you for this tribute. A 5th gen. Grandson.
Hes my great x7 uncle! His brother george is my great grandpappy
Father Moses Berry, a black Orthodox priest in Ash Grove, MO, is also a direct descendant of Daniel Boone. Genealogical history is utterly fascinating.
When he mixed with Ishmael. He broke Covenant. Ishmael is not worthy of Gods laws says laws of Moses. Black Americans are Ishmael captain and Colonel of roots trans Atlantic slave trade no mercy Islam Babylon Congo Africa Egypt slave masters hands who never went back to Africa. Great Britain and Africa planned destruction of promise land.
Real lost tribes forgave Ishmael 8 of the 10 lost tribes fought and died for African American freedom Ishmael slave masters hands. Your not aloud to mix .
I am direct descendent of Rebecca Bryan Boone. So I’m related to Daniel by marriage.
An interesting sideline. When Daniel Boone was old and contemplating his death, he carved a casket from black oak. He stored the casket under his bed at the home in Missouri and, it is said, would occasionally lay in it to study the fit. At some point he gave away that casket for a man who died in a town without means...a generous act for certain. Of course, there was this matter of the uncertainty about eternal rest in cramped quarters. He proceeded to carve a new casket from cherry that was more to his liking for space and it rested under his bed until his death. He was indeed buried in that hand carved casket...the one that he supposed fitted him better than the first attempt.
😲 wow. 🤠🖖
What a man!
Interesting. I am a bit of a craftsman myself, and a big mouth. So I am thinking I may make my own tombstone so I can get in the last word. :)
He also laid in the casket to scare his grandchildren 😊
160 miles.. in four days.. with no gear.. in thick wilderness.. that man was a badass!
Keith: No disrespect to Boone, but that's got to be a tall tale.
40 miles a day. 40 miles traversed in a 24 hour time period, by a man of his making? Most likely done, I am sure. It is only that modern men who have become weak and grown fragile by modern technology would think it is a tall tale. His life, and those of his fellow country men, were at stake in him getting there in time to save them from slaughter. I am sure Boone could make that trip with the determination he had for such a task. He was one of America's true heroes and a great country man.
@@johnramsey6868 You might be right. There is a multi-day marathon in which runners typically cover over 50 miles per day. I guess I would say I'm skeptical about Boone doing that but it's not impossible.
@@unadin4583 it'd make for a good documentary to see elite athletes, survival experts, etc. try to accurately duplicate the scenario/journey and see how they do. The Boone Challenge! 😁
@@unadin4583 I totally believe it. Especially ESPECIALLY without gear. Gear would hinder you in thick brush
As a Boone descendant and proud of my heritage, I must say that was amazing. Very professionally put together. And I recognized a few familiar reenactor faces!
Glad you enjoyed watching, Helen! Thank you!
Hello relative
My father did a DNA test says he is 3rd cousin 4x removed from Abe lincoln through his uncle Mordecai line of one of his sisters or children.?
Beautifully done. What a rich vignette of a True American Hero.
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@@witnessinghistoryeducation5885 I enjoyed your docu on D. Boone very much. However, if i may quibble a bit, I would've preferred a bit more even-handed presentation of Boone the man, and less of a hagiography. It's well-known that Boone was a terrible businessman, and left debts wherever he had been. In fact, when it had been decided by some entity to grant Boone a pension in his old age, the first ones making the pilgrimage to Missouri were those intent on collecting old debts Boone owed them. Moreover, at least one of Boone's children was conceived illegitimately between one of Boone's brothers and Rebecca during one of Boone's extended absences into the Kentucky hinterland (upon learning of this Boone is rumored to have said, "So long as it's a Boone."). Though I am not a historian by profession, I did obtain undergraduate honors in the history department at Florida as well as being inducted into Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society (Gamma Eta Chapter). For me, factual accuracy reigns paramount over all else. If you want money from someone like me, you need to show me you're putting on a more balanced presentation and less of a hagiography. I'm not looking for all the dirt on Boone, and I did enjoy your presentation. I just want to see more balance. Thank you.
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@@mtman2 1) This is a documentary on a historical figure that should be bent on factual completeness and correctness. Leaving chief events out--like an illegitimate child of Mr. Boone's and his failures to keep any of his tries at business solvent--is not an attempt to protect Mr. Boone. It is an attempt to manipulate the idea and opinion I am forming of him from the documentary, for THEIR purposes, not the protection of Mr. Boone's dear old reputation. If I had been dead more than 200 years, like Mr. Boone, I should not care a wit if they printed every sin and peccadillo I ever committed. Everything that happened to Mr. Boone could've been me, too. I know that. Life throws you curve balls and change-ups. That's a certainty. The people who all really knew me, who should really judge me and whose opinions I really care about, have long since been dead. After so many years it would have no bearing on the lives of my heirs either. Some of my kinkier sins with the women I was with back in the days of my youth and frolic might raise some eyebrows and make for interesting cocktail hour stories, like what happened to Mr. Boone. But would certainly have no direct bearing on their lives or reputations. As for everybody else, they can all kiss my ass. I'll be in heaven laughing at them!😙
A wonderful tribute to the man who was the image for all frontiersmen. Well done!
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One of the best documentaries on Daniel Boone
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What a wonderful documentary about an awesome man.
Boone would have been in the NRA !
@@almilani4300 the President of NRA
As a hunter and fighter/protector he would probably have been horrified at the goings on of the NRA and the use to which they put firearms! He would definitely not have seen them as toys!
A Christian man!
This is the finest presentation on the life of Daniel Boone I have ever seen. The detail and research is extraordinary. Thank you.
Wow, thank you!
The greatest complement I can give the makers of this series is that it is a scholarly work, unparalleled in fact.
As fine a documentary as has been accomplished , to my knowledge, and I am a lifelong student of D. Boone.
He was my boyhood hero, and I emulated his life in Kaintuck every way I could, buckskins, flintlock, and all!
Thanks.
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Splendid portrayal of one of America's greatest sons!! May he rest in peace
This was great. Wish we got to see more stuff like this in school.
We did... we learned all about the old heros of America..l9l course that was in the 50s 60s starting in the 70s they stopped teaching that and changing history books... too bad... I agree this was an excellent documentary...
Rest in peace Daniel Boone and your family, you will always be remembered remember
i am related to boone myself and never would i forget such a man like him although i wish they would have talked about nicholas cresswels journal and how he described him
Thank you so much for this! When I was in grade school, I'm over 50 now, Daniel Boone was kind of my hero. I did at least 3 book reports on him. I'm from PA. originally and once on a trip to visit family in N.C. my dad took us to Boonesboro. I thought it was great, but would love to go again as an adult so I could appreciate it more. Maybe I will some day. Thanks again!
philly od now 66 I did my state report on Kentucky in the 5th grade. I had no idea how rich Kentucky's history was.
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💝 That's Sweet . I hope you go back .
Good Luck my friend. 🤠🖖
My maternal grandmother (born 1900) was descended from Squire Boone. We have family pictures of Boone descendants in the 1860's.
Its a shame the kids in school today are not taught this wonder full history. I am glad I was born 57 years ago and was able to learn this wonder full history in school.
Very exciting and inspiring. I hope that this documentary's audience continues to grow! Boone's life story is such a crucial piece of the American experience.
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According to what I was told by the late Mr Frank Boone a descendant of Daniels brother Squire, who was born and raised in Booneville Mo that when the commission of Kentucky Historians was sent to Missouri to disinter Daniel, and Rebecca they were led to the graves, of two of the Boone families deceased slaves, whose bodies were removed and taken to Frankfort, where they were reinterred in the monument that stands today, and Daniel, and Rebecca, remain in their original resting places, protected by other descendants..
REALLY..HOW INTERESTING!
I would not think under any circumstances their descendants would allow their bodies to be moved..."would you?"
As I understand it, the young slave boy that was Daniel's closest human contact (he was deaf, and the boy knew Native American sign language and served as a translator for Daniel) remained on the farm on Femme Osage Creek, St. Charles MO. It was him who directed the Kentucky representatives that came to disinter the bodies after winning a court judgement. He directed the men to the graves, but pointed out the graves of a male and female slave buried in the same plot alongside Daniel and Rebecca. It is said that he laughed loudly every time the told the story that Kentucky 'honored' those two Black people without knowing it.
Dude they scumbags who built their legend on the backs of their slaves...
Very interesting!! So much I did not know.
I hope that's true. Removing someone from their chosen resting place is pretty horrible to me. I had a history teacher that I adored in high school. He was also a farmer. He had an old family cemetery on his property. He wanted to move it so he could use the area for row crops. The state of KY told him (his word) that he only had to remove the headstones and six inches of top soil to do so. Which he did. I lost almost all respect for him on that day. It broke my heart, and made me angry. He, being a history teacher, should know better...... Just to plant beans and corn.
I never knew just how much Daniel Boone contributed to our history.
Great lesson in our American History.
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What a great tribute to an American icon...he lived a long, great live. So sad for him to see so many loved ones die though, no loving parent should have to go through this:(
I wonder what Daniel Boone would think of America today??.....I recently hiked near Cumberland Gap and was reminded of this story. 👌🏼🙏🏼
Thanks for watching and commenting! It is emotional to hike through the Gap and to consider all who have walked through it, with all their hopes and dreams.
We owe so much to those who birthed this great American Experiment.
What a man.
Thankin y'all so much for this here documentary. Means so much to myself and my three sons who are all fortunate enough to be Kentuckians as well as history bluffs.
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My maternal grandparents lived in Marthasville, MO, for many years.
I'm 75 now, but stayed with them often in Summers when I was little. We went into downtown Marthasville to do their laundry. The downtown area has changed very little in 70 years, just the constant traffic on the main highway that goes right by it, and the grounds..."once trampled on by Daniel Boone and his family.
Sadly, I can never remember going to the (former) Boone grave sites.
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Awesome! He is a Great American!
Why wasn’t I taught this whole being raised and schooled in Kentucky? Thanks for the history lesson that I should have received many years ago.
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Really great account of history, well put together. I love learning about my family, a lot of those traits of honor, respect, and faith in Jesus have carried down through the generations. Per Part 1 Daniel's brother in-law, John S Stewart married Daniel's baby sister Hannah, they are my Great grandparents (x6), through their daughter Sarah 'Sally' Boone who married John Osborn. The 1793 map (link below) shows 'Boonsburg' and Otter Creek. It was Daniel's son, Nathan who wrote that his uncle John Stewart's bones were "found not far from Boonesborough along Otter Creek", his bones were in the hollow of a Sycamore Tree. In Jan 1770 John, a proud Scotsman and Daniel who were best friends and brother in-laws to each other, were hunting in KY. Shawnee chased then, they fled and got separated. Daniel waited at camp but John never showed. In the Spring of 1775 when making Boone Trace (trail) they came up to the Kentucky River. For whatever reason they went into the Sycamore grove where many herds gathered to the salt lick, and they found John's bones in that tree. It was suspected that he was wounded and hid in the hollow of the Sycamore and bled to death. His powder horn was found at his feet with his initials on it. His wife, Hannah was left with 5 children, and two years after finding John she remarried Richard Pennington and had more children. It was unknown if Hannah would ever marry again, her mother Sarah (sr.) said that Hannah cried for years hoping John would come home. I left more info in a comment on Part 1.
1793 KENTUCKY MAP
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Wow. What interesting information. Thx for the comment and history.
My family ,Peter Cossairt settled about a mile from he was killed by Indians in 1781or 1782 his wife and children lived in boonesbourogh fort for some years before moving to Ill. A couple of Cossarts stayed an settled Whites station , they were with the Dutch reform church that got land from Squire and Danial
Well Done. Never realized Daniel Boone traveled to Spanish Missouri in late 18th Century. Wonderful, He lived as he wished and believed in God, The Creator. I would guess that He also read the Scriptures; would that Bible be the Geneva Bible ? We all make some impact on the World, but few of us will ever be remembered for our impact on our world. He was truly a remarkable man, a God Fearing man. Thank you.
paul kohler M. M. M. M M. M. M M. M. M M M. M M M. M
I know he read scripture. I think it said the two books he kept were the Bible and Guliver's travels.
@@thomaszaccone3960
How many other books were readily available, other than the Bible?
Would a man on a horse have room for a library?
@@michaelhull1813 i wasn't criticizing him.
King James Bible.
Would've loved to see America back then. Wild and free.
I'm a direct descendant of Daniel Boone and I dearly thank you for this documentary.
Have you been to decendants day at Ft boonesborough?
Michael Bush no not to the descendants meeting but I have been to the fort and his cabin. The trading post was good too.
When is it?
@@spectrumglare June 15th.....www.fortboonesboroughlivinghistory.org/html/_event_schedule.html
Michael Bush Thank you Michael, that's a true gift. ☺
This biography and documentary is as well done as any I have ever seen. Thank you.
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This Present Day USA would break his heart...
FIRST THE HUNTERS COME.
THEN THE FARMERS COME.
THEN THE SOLDIERS COME.
THEN THE BUSINESS MEN COME.
THEN THE POLITICIANS COME AND THE PERVERTS TAKE OVER.
@@onlythewise1 I get your drift but would you explain where they come from.Do you mean immigrants or SJW types ?
@@onlythewise1 No but there are for instance the "reconquistas" that have made it clear that they plan to retake the SW USA via population /voting rights.The MUSLIM islamists have made it clear that they intend to make the world Muslim.China's plan is to make the world China.It goes on.
Do something to rectify it.
He would move to the wilderness of Alaska, the only frontier left.
This was so awesome. Just straight and incredible describing how much he did for America. Loved how it was presented. Thank you!
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According to the journals of Lewis and Clark--they ran into Daniel Boone in Missouri on their way west.!
Whose journal, which edition and what date?
@SmoothRide He was so slow and old by then he couldn't get out of t6he way.I know how he felt.Ha!
That's right, they did. I had totally forgotten.
No reason to doubt it. The Lewis, and Clark expedition began in Louisville, KY in 1803. The Expedition left Louisville, KY traveled down the Ohio, to the Mississippi, near Paducah, KY they they turned north up the Mississippi River to the mouth of the Missouri River to travel the Missouri River (against the current). This video says Boone lived in Spanish Missouri on the Missouri River, Boone died there in 1818. Where are men (people) like this today?
yup! D boon was out hunting squirrels! they said he still could knock em down even at his age
All that can be said and is TRUE!!!, is
"WHAT A LOVING PERSON AND GREAT AMERICAN!!!!!
May god bless you always DANIEL BOONE
I live 2 miles from Cumberland Gap......on the old trial.....!
Is that trail marked with a monument mark
My Great great great great great great great Uncle!
What a guy...Daniel was a man among men...So inspiring, and truly American!
Daniel Boone a likeable man even the Shawnee s liked him
Very well done! Strange, how many frontiersmen, hunters, lovers of God’s natural beauty and creation helped bring about its end. Always longing to find a new untouched land, opening it up, then mourning for what was lost.
Wonderful account, enjoyed it immensely.
Wow Daniel Boone was a Bonafide Badass ! And a Colonel to boot. Makes me Proud to be from the South. Good Vibes 👣
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A real American hero today's generation needs to be taught about him
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Ty for all the information and will have to donate it's a great cause
@@johnsowa999 Thank you.
This was such a great historical film. Part 1 and 2 were amazing. Learning that Daniel Boon died in the morning of September 26, 1820 is very significant to me. Thank you so much.
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Learn something new
Every day . Love history
Thank you
I Am more than a conqueror in Christ who enables me. Boone was a true American pioneer and Bible believer. Can we hope to attain such repute? Video Stellar - thank you for this beautiful work.
Thank you so much for an excellent documentary.
I had a bound collection of newspaper pages from Missouri. One story was an interview with Daniel Boone.
Great Documentary. Finally a fact based, truthful telling of the life of Daniel Boone.
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Thank YOU very much! about 10 yrs ago I drove my little 1972 rv to az on the way there stopped by couple of the Lincoln places and on the way back went to Nathans stone house I was lost on those back roads by the time I got there it was closed so I slept in the parking lot . the next morning was sunday and it did not open so I went out a different way that had old homesteads the whole area is very eerie I ended up in Marthasville and could not find the road out went around a few times...very interesting experience I went to the supposed grave site that too was otherworldly. Its really got energy of its own. This brought all that back...enjoyed it very much and so well done.
That was really great. I spent 30 years in those hills and creeks not far from Boones fort in Madison Co. My son still lives there, what a great video.
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I was hoping to hear a bit about the Duncan family as they helped settle and survey parts of Kentucky. Duncan was also military. My 5th great grandfather built the Duncan Tavern. I'm sure you've came across it in your research or know of it. Thanks to Daniel Boone families like the Duncans and also the Cole's (Cole's Bad Tavern owned by Richard Cole and the Black Horse later owned by his son Richard Cole Jr. also Grandparents on the other side of my family) were able to settle in Kentucky. Both the Duncan and Cole families both partially moved to Clay county Missouri.
Great that you know all that wonderful family history. Duncan Tavern is an amazing building in Paris, Kentucky. Thanks for watching!
A true American hero rest in peace old friend.
I lost two members of my family at Boonesboro in 1779 . My 6th Great Grandfather Jacob Baughman (1721-1779) and 7th Great Uncle John Baughman (1743-1779). The Baughman family had contracted Daniel Boone to survey a plot of land in Kentucky. Both men can be found in the ledgers with notes indicating their deaths.
Thanks for watching and for sharing that family history! What an incredible story you have. Have you ever visited Boonsboro? Your ancestors' names are likely on the monument there!
@@witnessinghistoryeducation5885 Those were just two Baughmans lost at Fort Boone, unfortunately three years later the same family would lose the majority of their numbers in the Massacre at Crab Orchard, Kentucky, sometimes referred to as "Baughman's Defeat". Anna Maria Baughman (Hunsaker), Jacob Baughman Sr., Hans Ulrich Baughman, Henry Baughman, Johann Baughman, Margaret Elizabeth Baughman, Anna Christine Baughman (Von Aehrenthal), Joseph Baughman, Ludwig Baughman, Ruth Baughman, and 15 year old Jacob Baughman II were just some of the murdered family.
Well known patriot Phillip Hamman, the 'Savior of Greenbriar', and his young wife Christina Cook (whose Grandmother was a Baughman) were there. Hamman tried to save his wife and newborn child but they were struck with arrows. An arrow was lodged into the skull of Christina and was still stuck there when she ran into the nearby soldiers fort the family had originally been traveling to, still holding the remains of her baby.
Hamman would help assemble large numbers of settlers to strike back at the natives responsible for the attack. With the benefit of hindsight its unfortunate anybody had to die, but that's life I guess.
@@raptor182cmn Thanks for sharing that incredible family history. You have some amazing ancestors. There is very little appreciation for the suffering the early settlers withstood in order to live on the frontier. This story is a dramatic illustration of just one portion of their human suffering. Thanks for sharing!
What more could ever be said of a man.
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EXCELANT
ONE OF THE BEST HISTORICAL VIDEOS I HAVE EVER
WATCHED. FROM GLASGOW, KY
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An incredibly well-done documentary, as a child Daniel Boone was my favorite western hero. Thank-you.
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This doco parts 1 & 2 were very well put together.. very enjoyable and informative. I was very pleased to see the mention of the very brave & determined frontier women who went out to get water under the eye of armed soldiers ... as a descendant of Ned Boone's daughter its nice to see these fierce women get a nod. It would be nice to know more about how Rebecca managed all those years.
then, a man, now and forever, a LEGEND..we will remember you Mr. Boone RIP
I think Hollywood need to make a big budget action / adventure movie based upon the life of Daniel Boone. What a tale it would be.
They would screw it up worse than this. Try tecumseh's life with the truth about who "owned" the land. Tragic story where Boone is not exactly a hero
"Haunted by the Shawnee and their allies". It was their land invaded by the shemanese
It would have to be an exceptional, independent film. Hollywood would screw it up bad. Maybe Mel Gibson could pull it off... I dunno
I agree whole heartedly he's my 7th great Uncle I would love a good factual movie done about his life,it aould be great if done right!
Beautifully created biography of Daniel Boone! Thank you!
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great History and great comments from descendants.....i walked though american history when hiking the Appalachain Trail....it was always present and accounted for including the name of Daniel Boone and my first time seeing Cumberland Gap brought that history of the way west to life....
thx for this
Excellent documentary! If you want a deeper and more detailed look at this great man's life, the book, "Boone" by Robert Morgan is an excellent biography as well.
I am very thankful for this well conceived and produced video. This is better than anything The History Channel has produced in 15 years. Imagine settlers and native people haggling over bleached bones or chasing alligators.
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learning a lot here. very well done indeed.
Daniel Boone was a tough customer. So much so that at the age of 75 years old, he hiked several hundred miles over rough terrain to visit Congress, in Hope's that he may be somewhat rewarded for the territory he discoved, and for the contribution he made to settlers on the frontier at the the time.
Christopher Columbus may have "discovered" America, but Danial Boone, in my opinion, is the man that helped to really help pave the way for what she would eventually become.
What is sad is what America has become. I believe if Boone were alive today, and had seen all the changes America has gone through since the time he was trekking through the mountains, I believe he would say we have destroyed the it.
That and being a Christian man, he would be appalled that we as Americans celebrate things like homosexuality/transgenderism, and would be utterly horrified that we have people who want to teach it in school, as part of the curriculum, to children as young as 6yrs old.
(Obviously he was very old schooled, raised in an entirely different time period, so you would have to expect him to have such views.)
I think he would also be sad and disheartened that we have people in office that are more interested in their own personal gain, than trying to do right by the people that elected them.
I think he would be very impressed by all the modern convieneces we have, but would also see them as making people softer and weaker, and would be repulsed by the attitude of young people, not just with their contempt for authority; regarding their parents and the law in general, but also their entitled attitude and lack of strong work ethic.
Back in his day, men worked hard for everything they had, and unfortunately would work themselves to death as a result. But that's what made them the men that they were - hard work, and hardship.
He gave praise to our Lord and wouldn't be great to see more of this in today's America? Seems today folks are more worried our Christian values offend islamic and other pagan worshippers that the would have it cast away and removed from today's America. Wonder how Daniel Boone would feel about today America?
We took our four young children to the site of fort Boonesburough years ago. Always wanted to go back to see the fort they built for tourists.
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This was great real history lesson Thank-you very much
Boone was a great settler and founder but let us not forget that a man named Simon Kenton saved Boone's life (as we see in the film). Henry Hamilton, the British commander at Detroit, paid for American scalps.
I wonder, how could he have distinguished between British and American scalps?
I was born and raised in Harrodsburg Kentucky, the oldest permanent settlement west of the Alleghany mountains.
Thanks for watching and commenting! Harrodsburg is a wonderful town. Daniel Boone claimed land there and he "lived" in a cave in Mercer County not far from Harrodsburg in 1769.We are contemplating doing a documentary film on the history of Harrodsburg.
I have spent a goodly part of today binging o Kent's documentaries.
Your works are without equal,and though I've binged all I can today, I'm looking forward to anther day of the same.
Beautiful! We would all do well specially our younger generation to know and remember the men who built and, gave us our country.
We could never build enough monuments to the American pioneer spirit.
Very informative and well put together.
I’m not sure how old Kent Masterson Brown is now, but I hope he has a few more good years of health to do another productions to narrate another Daniel Boone production. This production was a full fledged production, actors, script, professional director and production company, set wardrobe, location and historic research production team, I mean this had to have serious investors for this budget… which leads me to my request… You have to assemble the same production talent and recreate the Battle of Bryan Station… I just love watching this over and over when I’m out camping or just building a camp fire in my backyard.
Thank you for watching and commenting! Witnessing History is fortunate enough to have assembled the very same production team over and over again for its total of eleven (11) films so far, and that Mr. Brown is a hale, hearty, lively man intending to do this for many, many years to come! Currently, the team is producing a trilogy on the American Revolution, as America is heading into its semiquincentennial of its independence. Witnessing History is also planning some further frontier productions to tell more stories about Kentucky's early history, including works on Simon Kenton and George Rogers Clark. Concerning your interest on a film at the siege at Bryan Station, the site where Bryan Station stood is one of Mr. Brown's favorite sites in Kentucky, and as you know, Part 2 of the Daniel Boone film here includes a segment on Bryan Station. He often leads tours to that site. Regarding the expense to make these full-fledged productions in HD for public television, Witnessing History is always in need of operational funding and capital to produce these films, but, while lavish and done with excellence, you might be surprised at how modest the budgets are. Witnessing History takes pride in hiring only the best in Kentucky talent. Thank you again! Please stay in touch. Happy Memorial Day!
@@witnessinghistoryeducation5885 I just want to say, it is absolutely awesome that you not only replied but that you expounded on my question in such great detail. If you need an extra or actor in any of your productions I have acting experience and have studied the craft. When I was 12 I was in the screening test for a Steven Spielberg film, Goonies, I didn’t get casted, but I got close. I acted in the 90’s working with Robby Henson, Who is now a director and screenwriter and I was cast by him in several off Broadway plays at pioneer playhouse in Danville, and would love nothing more than to be in a production for the preservation of Kentucky History. My name is Kevin Dyer and I’m 50 and live in Georgetown Ky.
@@TrayDyer38 We are pleased to make your acquaintance. You have had some fine acting experience. Please provide your contact information to kentbrown@witnessinghistory.org and we can notify you of opportunities for extras. Thank you!
@@witnessinghistoryeducation5885 Thank you. I will forward my experience and resume. Again, thank you for responding and I will continue to support and share with others the great work that this organization is doing to preserve Kentucky History.
@@TrayDyer38 Fantastic. Sign up for the newsletter at www.witnessinghistory.org to stay up to date on the latest news!
I’m not related to anyone in this documentary that I know of. Fortunately everyone able to watch this is related to people who did the things needed to survive as evidenced by your presents. Congratulations and don’t ever think your history is less eventful. All mankind is interrelated.
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Thoroughly enjoyed watching this documentary.
Daniel Boone is my Grandfather 4 generations back! Very cool!
Thanks for sharing! You are commenting on our channel here among a number of your cousins! Thank you for watching!
Hey my seventh great grandpa is Richard Henderson are Grandpa’s work together
Such a amazing man that got treated terrible by his Freind’s and he always just kept going the way we should he would be absolutely horrified at the way the country is now because he was a man of his word and never asked anyone to something that he would not do such a amazing woodsman I would give anything to walk the mountains with such a great person thanks for the program it was awesome 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍👍🦊
Thanks for watching! He was an amazing American.
Excellent and very interesting videos. What a life, and what incredible people these early settlers and frontiersmen were.
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Everyone on here says they were related. My mom did genealogy and found Patrick was an ancestor on my dads side..Irish who came to America in the 1800s. Most lived in the East. My fathers grandfathers name was Mchugh and when he arrives they told him there was already a mchugh and made them change the spelling. Fascinating.
GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH
~Patrick Henry~
Well done … I only wish there could be a Part 3 and Part 4. There's much more to this story. My 5th great-grandfather (James Moore, Sr.) would meet and employ him to survey Moore Station (KY) later to become, Booneville, KY.
A very good documentary here of Daniel Boone.
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I woke up and heard this playing. For 20 minutes I was almost positive that I was listening to Jimmy Stewart.
Excellent!! Thank you.
For being a simple, self educated man, he spoke with an eloquence that few people could manage today.
They were self taught or home schooled. One doesn't have to suffer through the miserable public schools of today to be educated.
Virginia hasn't changed at all. Btw...I loved this. Such a great story and I learned so much.
Thank you sir.
Good to know!
My 7th Great Grand Cousin. RIP dearest Daniel.
My great uncle x7! Direct descendant of his brother George
Richard Henderson is my seventh great grandpa
This was a Great documentary!!! Love everything witnessing history puts out!! Keep it up!
Thank you, Chase! And thanks for all you do! You will be seeing WHEF in your neck of the woods again soon! If you or anyone you know is interested in making a tax-deductible gift to WHEF to support the making of these films, you can go to www.witnessinghistory.org/donate/
That's some real history thanks for your wonderful video.
Finally real history..I'm sick of people vilifying our great forefathers.
Our “great forefathers” have not been vilified, but have been subjected to historical scrutiny. At times, we the people have weighed them in the balance and have found them wanting, and at other times have seen revealed greater glories. Thus they shall not be enshrined as political saints, but viewed through the clearer lens of critical analysis.
@@gillmacgillechiaran5651 when you are ready to give up your life your home etc. This will carry more weight. Although I will agree the best of men are men at best.
@@gillmacgillechiaran5651 You are one of the only commenters on this video who understands the concept of "shades of grey". Americans seem to view everything as black or white. We view every historical figure as an angel or a demon. On another note, onlythewise1 is an idiot.
@@gillmacgillechiaran5651 ummm...let’s be honest, our forefathers have been subjected to a soft generation of SJW, virtue signaling, socialists. There’s probably not a one among them that has the sand that those men did.
I'm reading a book, "The Frontiersmen", a historical novel but, 7 years in the making, was as fact-based as it could be. Published in the 1960s. The author as been criticized but I'm enjoying this book tremendously based upon the life of Simon Kenton referenced in this episode. The book is written chronologically and dates are specific to our history. So, I'm following the book closely to this dialog. Thank you.
It's a very good book. Glad to hear from you. Thanks for watching and commenting. We would love to do a film on Simon Kenton. All we need to do is raise the funds!! If you would like to donate, you can make a gift at www.witnessinghistory.org/donate/
@@witnessinghistoryeducation5885 please do!
Simon Kenton is almost forgotten; were it not for Allan Eckerts books I would not know.
Hope you can cover his life; though I am not well prepared to support it.
@@neiluscook2283 Thanks for the response! We would love to do this film and are working on funding it!
Thank you for this comprehensive history and informatively concise timeline of the rather remarkable life of Daniel Boone = A true explorer / a valiant woodsman.
PS: On the other hand, like the Shawnee (et al Native Americans), if some unknown "foreigners" suddenly entered MY Land uninvited and tried to "set up shop" enmasse destroying my livelihood, they I too would be out-for-blood...!!
Love the Intro , This is just Fantastic, Thank you and Much Respect .🤠🖖
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It's a known fact that he made his majority of wealth digging, buying and dealing wild American ginseng, been growing it myself since 1970.
Loved both parts, well done!
Thank you so very much for a very informative Story.
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Always interesting, I met Neal O. Hammon a number of years ago while at Fort Boonesborough in KY, I was up from east Texas on a road trip. Sure enjoyed the visit
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