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A Companion for Owls : Being the Commonplace Book of D. Boone, Long Hunter, Back Woodsman, c.
A Companion for Owls Being the Commonplace Book of D Boone Long Hunter Back Woodsman c Author:Maurice Manning This collection of highly original narrative poems is written in the voice of frontiersman Daniel Boone and captures all the beauty and struggle of nascent America. We follow the progression of Daniel Boone's life, a life led in war and in the wilderness, and see the birth of a new nation. We track the bountiful animals and the great, undisturbe... more »d rivers. We stand beside Boone as he buries his brother, then his wife, and finds comfort in his friendship with a slave named Derry.
Praised for his originality, Maurice Manning is an exciting new voice in American poetry.