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The taking of Jemima Boone colonial settlers, tribal nations, and the kidnap that shaped America

Explores the little-known true story of the kidnapping of thirteen-year-old Jemima Boone, Daniel Boone's daughter, by a Cherokee-Shawnee raiding party and the ensuing battle with reverberations that nobody could predict.

Main Author: Pearl, Matthew (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Glass, Joan tribute.
Boone, Jemima > Captivity.
Boone, Daniel, > 1734-1820.
Indian captivities > Kentucky > History > 18th century.
Indians of North America > Kentucky > History > 18th century.
Kentucky > History > 18th century.
Summary: Explores the little-known true story of the kidnapping of thirteen-year-old Jemima Boone, Daniel Boone's daughter, by a Cherokee-Shawnee raiding party and the ensuing battle with reverberations that nobody could predict.
Physical Description: 272 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-260) and index.
ISBN: 9780062937780
0062937782
Author Notes: Matthew Pearl received a degree in English and American Literature from Harvard University in 1997 and a law degree from Yale Law School in 2000. He writes novels including The Dante Club, The Poe Shadow, and The Last Dickens. He has also taught literature and creative writing at Harvard University and Emerson College.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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