When Daniel Boone goes by, at night,
The phantom deer arise
And all is lost, wild America
Is burning in their eyes.
“Daniel Boone” by Stephen Vincent Benét [w/ Audio]
Tiger Riding for Beginners
Traveling Poet Philosopher & Occasional Wiseacre
When Daniel Boone goes by, at night,
The phantom deer arise
And all is lost, wild America
Is burning in their eyes.
Tiger Riding for Beginners 
Americans would have been well served if Daniel Boone’s vision of the Republic had perdured.
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