Two J.F. Cooper books I read back in the mid 70's:
The Last of the Mohicans and The Deerslayer.
The Last of the Mohicans and The Deerslayer.
hanshi said:Randy, You're the first person, other than myself, who has read, remembered, treasured and absorbed The Bears of Blue River. I read it back in the 1950s and reread it at least once more. It got me interested in flintlocks though it would be a few years later before I got my first one. Kid's book or not, I'd still recommend it to anyone interested in flintlocks and early American history. Many great books are a bit foggy in my memory but TBOBR feels as fresh as it ever did. Thanks for bringing up that fine read.
grzrob said:Daniel Boone was a man, was a big man!
Wow! I grew up in Ohio and my school had a great Jr. High History teacher named Terry Lewis. He taught most of our year on Ohio History out of The Frontiersmen....hooked me hard, he did.Geraldo said:That probably started it, but in 7th grade a teacher loaned me a copy of Eckert's "The Frontiersman" and that sealed the deal.
Jethro224 said:Now look what happened; I done sold off most of my CF guns, own a whole stack of BP guns, drive around all over the dang place just so I can dress funny, sleep under a tarp and burn powder, got ANOTHER custom flintlock(smoothbore) coming that I can't hardly wait for, my boss thinks I'm a nut, I pick up "sparky looking" rocks and carry them home, there's NOTHING in the hunting dept. at Walmart that I can use but there IS in the fabric dept. ,... :surrender:
I love this stuff! :grin:
Randy Johnson said:What first sparked your interest in muzzleloading firearms?
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