Traces : A Novel

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hudson, Patricia L., author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Other Title:

Traces

Place of Publication:

The University Press of Kentucky

Summary:

"An early American adage proclaimed, "The frontier was heaven for men and dogs-hell for women and mules." Since the 1700s, when his name first appeared in print, Daniel Boone has been synonymous with Americas westward expansion and life on the frontier. Traces is a retelling of Boones saga through the eyes of his wife, Rebecca, and her two oldest daughters, Susannah and Jemima. Daniel became a mythic figure during his lifetime, but his fame fueled backwoods gossip that bedeviled the Boone women throughout their lives-most notably the widespread suspicion that one of Rebeccas children was fathered by Daniels younger brother. Traces explores the origins of these rumors, exposes the harsh realities of frontier life, and gives voice to the women whose vibrant lives have been reduced to little more than scattered footnotes within the historical record. Along the path of Daniels restless wandering, the women were eyewitnesses to the clash of cultures between the settlers and the indigenous tribes who fought to retain control of their native lands, which made life on the frontier an ongoing struggle for survival. Patricia Hudson gives voice to these women, all of whom were pioneers in their own right. The Boone womens joys and sorrows, as well as those of countless other forgotten women who braved the frontier, are invisibly woven into the fabric of Americas early years and the story of this countrys westward expansion"--

ISBN:

9781950564293

1950564290