The Wood King; or, Daniel Boone's last trail

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The Wood King; or, Daniel Boone's last trail

by Jos. E. (Joseph Edward) Badger

EN·~3 hours·5 chapters

Chapters

5 total
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The Wood King;, by Jos. E. Badger, Jr.,—A Project Gutenberg eBook

0:04
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THE WOOD KING;

0:01
3

DANIEL BOONE'S LAST TRAIL

0:03
4

BY JOS. E. BADGER, Jr.,

0:24
5

THE WOOD KING.

3:26:36

Description

In the untamed heart of the Osage country, the forest hums with the sharp crack of rifles and the eerie yelps of pursuers. A lone hunter, weather‑worn yet still swift, wades a shallow river ford, his senses honed by decades of life on the frontier. The sounds of pursuit awaken memories of past escapes, hinting at a relentless cat‑and‑mouse game that has long defined his existence.

As the chase intensifies, the veteran slips into a hidden cave, the cool stone offering brief sanctuary from the onslaught of arrows and shouting figures. With rifle and powder‑horn at the ready, he prepares to face the encroaching threat, his seasoned instincts guiding every move. The episode captures the raw tension of survival, the clash of cultures, and the rugged spirit of a man whose last trail winds through danger and legend.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~3 hours (198K characters)

Series

Beadle's Pocket Novels No. 108

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

United States: Beadle and Adams, 1872,copyright 1884.

Credits

David Edwards, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Northern Illinois University Digital Library)

Release date

2022-12-07

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Jos. E. (Joseph Edward) Badger

Jos. E. (Joseph Edward) Badger

1848–1909

Best known for fast-moving frontier adventures and the lost-world novel The Lost City, this prolific dime novelist turned a rough-and-ready life on the American plains into popular fiction. Writing as Jos. E. Badger and sometimes Harry Hazard, he helped shape the wild energy of late 19th-century popular storytelling.

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