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“A richly textured portrait of a fascinating, complex man…Faragher’s work is unique.”
San Francisco Chronicle
“Boone is worthy of historical attention as a personification of the westward movement. Faragher has written an absorbing, definitive biography.” Publishers Weekly
“[Grover Gardner] reads this with a quiet voice, using a variety of expressions and intonations. Faragher’s story, combined with [Gardner’s] narration, aids in the digestion of this new insight into early American history.”
Library Journal
“Well written and immensely satisfying in several ways, this biography separates myth from fact while also showing that this is a man about whom legends have been made…Boone speaks to the American spirit in an elemental way that is wonderfully conveyed by this author, in a book that readers will find memorable.”
School Library Journal