Tracing Quotations
Daniel Boone? Chester Harding? Margaret Eliot White? Gene Tunney? Apocryphal? Question for Quote Investigator: Daniel Boone was a famous U.S. pioneer and frontiersman. Boone’s hunting and tracking skills were celebrated. Boone has been credited with the following humorous response to a question about his adventures: “During your long hunts have you ever been lost?”“No, I …
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Daniel Boone? Baptist Preacher? Methodist Preacher? Edward Stanly? Lewis Craig? Anonymous? Question for Quote Investigator: The U.S. state of Kentucky is well-known for its beautiful scenery. According to legend when the frontiersman Daniel Boone first encountered the land he compared it to paradise. Here are three versions of the saying: Would you please explore the …
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