FRONTIERSMEN Ep. 2 | Daniel Boone: “Battle For Boonesborough”

Legends of the Old West

Black Barrel Media

Arts, History, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.8 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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During the American Revolutionary War, Daniel Boone helps blaze a trail to Kentucky called the Wilderness Road. He establishes settlements and leads a daring rescue mission to recover three girls who are kidnapped by the Shawnee. Then, he defends his settlement of Boonesborough against waves of Shawnee attacks. Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join Apple users join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes, bingeable seasons and bonus episodes. Click the Black Barrel+ banner on Apple to get started with a 3-day free trial. For more details, visit our website www.blackbarrelmedia.com and check out our social media pages. We’re @OldWestPodcast on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. On YouTube, subscribe to LEGENDS+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: hit “Join” on the Legends YouTube homepage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:19.0	Ambushes, massacres, and mutilations by Shawnee warriors and their allies occurred up and down the
1:24.9	Appalachian mountain range. Boone was well aware of the tenacity of frontier warfare.
1:30.9	He was born into a Quaker family in Pennsylvania,
1:33.7	but most of his life was spent traversing the forests of North Carolina and Virginia colonies.
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