Tells the story of frontiersman Daniel Boone's capture in 1778 by Shawnee warriors who adopted him into the tribe where he remained until, fearing for the safety of his family and friends, he staged a daring escape.
Traces the life of the colonial pioneer, hunter, and woodsman, from his youth in the Pennsylvania wilderness to his adventures in the sparsely settled portions of Virginia, the Carolinas, Kentucky, and Missouri.