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Ep. 16: Daniel Boone - The Legend of Cumberland Gap (Part 2)

Bear Grease

MeatEater

Wilderness, Sports

4.87.1K Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2021

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

We're on to part two of our series on the incredible life of the American backwoodsman, Daniel Boone. We’re going to dive deep into a topographic feature in the Appalachian Mountains that was a major player in the identity of Daniel Boone and America – we’re talking about the Cumberland Gap. We’ll interview two New York Times best-selling authors and Boone experts - Steven Rinella and Robert Morgan, we’ll nerd out with a geologist, we’ll talk about the potential of historical revision of Boone, and lastly, we’ll talk with a member of the Cherokee Nation, Professor Taylor Keen, and hear his perspective on the Ol’ Gap. The path is rough, and American identity is at stake.


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0:00.0

Hey, I'm Janice Patelis.

0:01.4

And I'm Jordan Bud.

0:02.5

Jordan and I have spent our lives in the outdoors, both as hunters and professional guys.

0:08.6

And on Meet Eaters newest podcast, Gear Talk, we're taking the ultimate deep dive into the tools and gear we rely on in the field,

0:16.0

seeing the natural season.

0:17.1

We're talking classic, don't leave home without it,

0:20.2

staples, to the cutting edge and outdoor equipment.

0:23.3

Listen to Gear Talk on the iHeart radio app on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast.

0:36.8

Cumberland Gap was so important because coming from the Eastern colonies from the Carolinas, from Tennessee,

0:44.0

that was the way.

0:46.0

It was a hard thing to go do and they knew it to do it to try to pull it off.

0:52.0

They knew it was risky.

0:54.0

They knew it was a major undertaking.

0:56.4

You had to scout it.

0:57.7

You had the plan.

0:59.0

It was like a thing.

1:01.9

On this episode of the Bear Geese podcast, we're on part two of our series on the incredible life

1:08.5

of the American Backwoodsman Daniel Boone.

1:11.3

We're going to dive in deep like over your head deep into a topographic feature in the Appalachian Mountains

1:18.2

that was a major player in the identity of Old D Boone and America.

1:25.0

We're talking about the Cumberland Gap.

1:28.3

We'll interview two New York Times best-selling authors and Boone experts, Steven Ronella and Robert Morgan.

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