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Tag: Kent Masterson Brown

closeup from cover of 'blood and treasure'
March 22, 2021 Early settlers vs. native Americans / French & Indian War / Kentucky / Revolutionary War / Writers

Book Review: ‘Blood and Treasure–Daniel Boone and the Fight for America’s First Frontier’

Blood & Treasure gives crucial context to why Boone’s years in Kentucky were, at almost every stage, lived in the constant backdrop of “Indian troubles.”

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July 24, 2014 Appalachia in the media / Appalachian celebrities / Backwoodsmen/guides / Colonial Era / Documentary Films

New documentary ‘Daniel Boone and the Opening of the American West’ releases

After producing 6 documentaries, mostly on the Civil War, Kent Masterson Brown determined in 2011 to produce his next one on Daniel Boone.

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