The Unhinged Story of Daniel Boone

Ben is back with the boys once again and this week on History Unhinged, the guys dive into the wild true story of Daniel Boone and the fight for early Kentucky. From the Proclamation Line of 1763 and Braddock’s Defeat to Boone being captured by the Shawnee and one very unexpected stolen-dog detour. Welcome back to History Unhinged... 0:00 Intro 1:20 Daniel Boone & Why Kentucky Mattered 5:39 The Proclamation Line of 1763 7:52 Who Was Daniel Boone? 9:06 Saucy Jack & the Legend of Daniel Boone 12:08 Braddock’s Defeat & Young George Washington 15:05 Why Colonial Treaties Kept Falling Apart 16:26 What the Proclamation Line Actually Did 19:57 How Kentucky Came Into Existence 24:26 Daniel Boone Is Captured by the Shawnee 26:02 Boone Runs the Gauntlet 28:51 Daniel Boone Escapes Back to Boonesborough 31:01 Blackfish Comes for Boone 33:51 The Walking Purchase & Frontier Land Deals 37:14 The Stolen Dog Story 45:38 Back to Boonesborough 46:18 Boone Negotiates with Blackfish 50:00 The Battle of Boonesborough 55:55 Daniel Boone Gets Court-Martialed?! 58:28 George Rogers Clark Was Also Insane 1:00:16 The Tragedy of Daniel Boone’s Sons 1:01:19 What the Frontier Conflict Was Really About 1:04:32 Patreon