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Reflections on Daniel Boone, American Frontiersman, and John Filson, his First Biographer

Posted on February 12, 2026 by theamericanplutarch

John Filson, in his 1784 portrait of “The Adventures of Col. Daniel Boon” appended to The Discovery, Settlement and Present State of Kentucke, declared that “curiosity is natural to the soul of man.” With these words Filson sparked the beginning … Continue reading →

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