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Dan'L Boone: Lost Wilderness Tales #10
The Kaintucks
The Natchez Trace is the trail of choice for frontiersman heading north from New Orleans. But for Dan'l Boone and his small band of boatmen, the trail leads straight to danger. Lying in wait for the legendary guide is a band of French land pirates out for the payroll he was protecting. And with the cutthroats is a vicious war party of Chickasaw braves out for much more--Dan'l Boone's blood.
166 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 1998
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August 31, 2022
Probably the first of many, many pulp western paperbacks I read as a teenager, acquired from the 25c used book shelf at the library. Dan'l Boone and his buddies drink whiskey and fight French pirates, mercenaries and Indians up and down the Natchez Trace in what becomes an unlikely battle for possession of the Louisiana Territory.
Vivid descriptions of gunfights, pirates, Indian braves, swords and bayonets, and vicious animals make for solid page-turning. A very bloody knife fight against a wild bull in particular stands out in my memory. The characters are all likeable, especially the villains, even if everybody is some sort of cliche or trope. These were the ideal sorts of books to read while up north at the family cabin.
It's a pulp western, no more. Lots of twisty-turny plot, cartoony characters, plenty of violent battles and hokey Kentucky slang for added flavor. It's plenty superficial but darn entertaining.
Vivid descriptions of gunfights, pirates, Indian braves, swords and bayonets, and vicious animals make for solid page-turning. A very bloody knife fight against a wild bull in particular stands out in my memory. The characters are all likeable, especially the villains, even if everybody is some sort of cliche or trope. These were the ideal sorts of books to read while up north at the family cabin.
It's a pulp western, no more. Lots of twisty-turny plot, cartoony characters, plenty of violent battles and hokey Kentucky slang for added flavor. It's plenty superficial but darn entertaining.
October 11, 2021
A fun story that begins with Dan'l and some friends planning to deal with "land pirates" who are robbing men traveling north along a trail paralllel to the Mississippi River (in the pre-steamboat era, sailing north on the river was not possible). The situation changes as the bad guys target Dan'l personally and their overall goal turns out to be much more than stealing a little money.
Death traps, sabotage, assassination attempts and a desperate final battle all come together to make for an entertaining and exciting tale. I especially enjoy Dan'l's Tarzan-like battle with an alligator.
Death traps, sabotage, assassination attempts and a desperate final battle all come together to make for an entertaining and exciting tale. I especially enjoy Dan'l's Tarzan-like battle with an alligator.
January 29, 2016
I am a big Daniel Boone fan. While I know these stories are fiction based on his life I still enjoyed them. Recommended
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