The Estill County Tribune, Wednesday, October 21, 2020, Page 5 Adair County author brings Kentucky’s history to life By Drew Bergman incident in Jemima’s life that helped pull tribes are tragic even in their triumphs as tucky is available online at the iUniverse Contributor him into the story. every victory for the settlers bears a cost. bookstore, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, When you open most books or news- In July of 1776, a raiding party caught The book is not all encounters with and elsewhere. papers to learn something about Ken- Jemima Boone and two of her friends raiding parties and daring escapes NOTE: Russell is a nephew of Verna T. tucky authors and writers will locate (though there is a reason Daniel Boone Alexander of V.C. Witt Road in Irvine. you by recalling a city or county, perhaps The raiding party was out harassing continues to live in the imaginations of a historic landmark. The Kentucky that while they were out floating in a canoe.- Americans), but it is also the daily life on Russell Lunsford explores in his new sistance against the western expansion of the frontier: making medicines from tree book, Daniel Boone’s Kentucky, exists in a whitethe colonists. settlers The as partparty of was their comprised fight of re of bark and playing lacrosse, where even a time before Kentucky had cities or coun- Cherokee and Shawnee and hurried the thunderstorm or an evening stroll could ties and where the historic landmarks girls north away from the settlement of lead to calamity. were nothing more than the spots people Boonesborough and into Shawnee lands. Daniel Boone’s Kentucky opens with found to rest their heads. The girls attempted to leave signs of their maps of Boone’s adventures, the places Daniel Boone’s Kentucky is the fourth journey and otherwise frustrate their you’ll become familiar with as you fol- book from Lunsford, and his third mid- - low Jemima and her father on their ad- dle-grades historical adventure. His two ally frustrated. ventures. At the end of the book you will previous forays into the genre followed captors, Daniel but Boone their led efforts a party forwere three continu days Ben Tuggle, a young man from the mod- following the trail until, as the raiders highways where historical landmarks are ern world who magically transports back findsomething new maps more with than familiar the spots cities where and into the past and brings his modern out- his party ambushed them and secured people rested their heads because now look back to look on the early days of preparedthe rescue theof Jemima breakfast and fire, her friends.Boone and you know those people and their world a Kentucky and the nation. But the story of Boone on the fron- little bit better. This new book doesn’t utilize in-text tier was never simple for Boone, nor is it Apart from authoring history books for time travel to bring the reader back in simple in Lunsford’s telling. Throughout younger readers, Mr. Lunsford is also avail- time, rather the story takes its life in the the tale, Jemimah feels the tension her able to visit schools to talk about his books, narration of Jemima Boone, Daniel’s 11- father and her people have in their state the history of Kentucky, and writing. To years-old daughter. For Lunsford, the de- of almost unceasing strife with the indig- reach Mr. Lunsford about arranging a cision to use Jemima as his narrator came enous peoples they encounter. And while school or other visit (whenever that might Daniel Boone’s Kentucky is available from both a desire to keep the storyteller be) go to and se- online at the iUniverse bookstore, Ama- at the age of his readers, and a harrowing lect the ‘Contact’ tab. Daniel Boone’s Ken- zon, Barnes and Noble, and elsewhere. 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It’s an attitude.” of Covering for the Bosses: Labor and the School Board District 2 Harry Dean Stanton (1926-2017) got Southern Press. He lives in Oxford Missis- I would like to humbly ask for his start in Hollywood in TV productions sippi. such as Zane Grey Theater and Gun- Publication date is November 12, 2020 your vote on November 3rd as smoke. After a series of minor parts in by the University of Kentucky Press we continue to move our school district forward. The students and staff will always be our first priority to allow them to succeed. The Estill County Tribune We will work together to continue Estill County Adj. 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