(1734–1820) "What a Boone. What a wonder. What a dream-comer-truer, was he..." --lyrics from the TV theme song by Vera Matson and Lionel Newman "When the legend becomes fact, print the legend...” from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Ah, the interconnectedness of all things... One of my very first childhood heroes (after Roy Rogers, … Continue reading Daniel Boone
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Natty “Hawkeye” Bumppo
Also known as "Hawkeye," "Leatherstocking," "The Pathfinder", "Deerslayer" and "La Longue Carabine" Created by James Fenimore Cooper (1759-1851) "I would dare to speak truth, Hurry, consarning you or any man that ever lived." -- Natty reveals his code in The Deerslayer Honorary private eyes throughout history for a thousand, Alex... No, James Fenimore Cooper's frontiersman … Continue reading Natty “Hawkeye” Bumppo