James White came to TN with his sons and his servants to TN. He founded the town of Knoxville, TN. He came to TN because he got paid for his service in the Revolutionary war with that land. I think it's amazing that the house is still there and James White lived it in so many years ago!
I liked the tool room because they used to have coal to heat the house and a blower. I liked seeing the arrowheads, and holding the gun. All the furniture was really neat to see it is so old. I didn't like that the kids used to get their mouth washed out with soap. There was an outhouse in the yard where they went to the bathroom and I saw cobwebs in there.
The kids' t.v. in the old days was looking out the window and seeing the grass, stars, skies and fields. The radio was listening to what grown up were saying about the war, past, future, the farm, the beans and corn. I liked seeing the knife and the man picked up food with the knife and ate with it, but he had the blade turned from his mouth.
The Grist Mill was neat to see, it was really pretty in the woods and the creek. I loved running up the side of the mountain with the trees everywhere. It was funny when David got stuck in the thorns. It was so beautiful out there in Tennessee, the grass was green and the trees were everywhere, I love it so much. We had a lot of fun.
Thank you Grandpa, you are the best and I appreciate you and grandma taking me to these places.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Reply from Grandpa
Isaac, I read your report on Daniel Boone and it brought back memories of when I was a kid. Daniel Boone along with other frontiersmen and mountain men were my heroes. I used to spend a lot of time in the woods with my dog Old Rusty, my bb gun and hunting knife. I sometimes would build a fire and cook something to eat pretending to be an explorer of uncharted wilderness. Sometimes I would build a hut of poles and cover it with pine branches make believing that I was surviving like Daniel Boone must have done.
I also enjoyed reading about the first English settlers to come to North America. These were the men who started the colony of Jamestown Virginia in 1609. I liked the stories of Captain John Smith and the Indian girl Pochantas who saved his life when her tribe was going to bash his head with a wooden club. John Smith saved the colony from starvation when he issued a law that he took directly from the New Testament.
I had to write to you via e-mail because I messed up on the computer. Your report was great.
Love, Grandpa
I also enjoyed reading about the first English settlers to come to North America. These were the men who started the colony of Jamestown Virginia in 1609. I liked the stories of Captain John Smith and the Indian girl Pochantas who saved his life when her tribe was going to bash his head with a wooden club. John Smith saved the colony from starvation when he issued a law that he took directly from the New Testament.
I had to write to you via e-mail because I messed up on the computer. Your report was great.
Love, Grandpa
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone was born in a cabin and they didn't have doctors. A maid held him and a light shone on him from the west from the window. He was very smart and another boy thought he knew more than Daniel Boone and they got into a fight. Daniel Boone won the fight and he led the trail through the woods. He grew up to be a real good hunter, his friend that he fought with went on a long hunting trip with him to Pennyslavannia, they killed beavers, other animals and his first bear. He sold the hides and they made $500 and they blew the money on hotels and fancy restaurants. They went back home. Daniel's friend became a woodworker and Daniel Boone's family moved to North Carolina. Daniel Boone volunteered for the war. Daniel Boone killed 3 Indians, but he didn't like war and didn't like to kill people. After the war he went back to hunting and he met Rebecca and then they got married. They had a lot of children, one of his children got captured by the Indians and Daniel Boone had to save her, she left a trail for them to find her and it worked. The Indians raided Daniel Boone's home and killed several people that lived near Daniel Boone. They moved back to Virginia, but Daniel saw the mountains and wanted to go west. Daniel Boone crossed over the Appalachian mountains and there he became well known for hunting and trapping. He was gone for 2 years. Rebecca thought he had died while he was gone she had another baby. Daniel Boone wanted to go even farther west now. He went to Kentucky this time. He lost his brother in law and best friend John Stewart to the river. Daniel Boone packed up his family and was leading a group of families to Kentucky. On the way to kentucky, Daniel told his son James and 2 other boys to go back to NC and get some supplies. New came that some Indians massacred some people and come to find out it was those 3 boys. Daniel Boone was very upset and just settled down there in Clinch Valley, NC because they weren't ready to go on to Kentucky after the bad news. The Indians captured Daniel Boone and some other men. They kept Daniel and they were mean to him, but Daniel started acting like he was one of them. He made a secret gun and went back to warn the people, but they didn't believe him at first they thought he committed treason, he was in a trial for it. Then the Indians attacked and found out that Daniel was telling the truth. Daniel Boone called for reinforcements from NC, but Daniel Boone and his friends won the battle before they got there. Daniel Boone became famous throughout all the land because of the battle at Boonesborough. There was an ambush and Daniel's son Israel got killed during it. When Daniel was 76 years old one of his friends asked him to go west with him to explore. Daniel went for 6 months he came home with over 50 beaver skins and he paid off all his debts and could feed his family for 1 year with the leftovers. Daniel went almost to the pacific ocean on his trip, he saw yellowstone park. Rebecca died in her sleep, Daniel was heart broken and went to visit his children from house to house. Daniel died when he was 85, only one month from 86 years old. 25 years later his family dug up their graves and moved them to Kentucky with a great ceremony. Daniel Boone became known as one of the greatest fronteirsman in history.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Kit Carson
Kit Carson was a mountain man. He trapped animals, he cooked for a hotel, he led other men to the west. They had weapons and fought Indians. Him and another guy went across a canyon barefooted. He had woman troubles. He married 3 times, one died, one kicked him out and he finally found one that liked him. He was a sheepherder and a mailman. Kit was in the civil war. He resigned from the army and he got sick, he couldn't breath the doctors found a tumor in his throat. His wife died having their 4th baby in April, and Kit died in May. His nephew cooked him a dinner, Kit ate it and then he coughed up blood and died. They buried Kit and his wife in Nevada and named a town after him. Carson City, Nevada. they put a saying over the federal building in him honor "He Led the Way".
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Isaac, that was a really good report about Lewis and Clark. I am very proud of you.
I too have always enjoyed reading about these adventurous men and their importance in opening the far west to settlers. Some of the first men to be influenced by Lewis and Clark came to be called "mountain men" because they traveled to the Rocky Mountains and the Yellowstone region in search of beaver pelts. They trapped beavers to sell their fur to markets in the east and in Europe where beaver coats and hats were popular. These mountain men lived very dangerous lives alone, thousands of miles from civilization. They had to learn to survive in the wilderness among Indians, grizzly bears and harsh weather. They became important to later families of pioneers who were traveling west to California and Oregon territories because they could guide them through the mountains and help them with the Indians. You might find them interesting to read about. Two of the most well known mountain men were Kit Carson and Jim Bridger. There were also others but I don't remember their names. There are several good books about mountain men and I saw a good movie once titled Jedediah Smith about a mountain man. I don't know how it was rated. I just remember that it was very good. Love, Grandpa
I too have always enjoyed reading about these adventurous men and their importance in opening the far west to settlers. Some of the first men to be influenced by Lewis and Clark came to be called "mountain men" because they traveled to the Rocky Mountains and the Yellowstone region in search of beaver pelts. They trapped beavers to sell their fur to markets in the east and in Europe where beaver coats and hats were popular. These mountain men lived very dangerous lives alone, thousands of miles from civilization. They had to learn to survive in the wilderness among Indians, grizzly bears and harsh weather. They became important to later families of pioneers who were traveling west to California and Oregon territories because they could guide them through the mountains and help them with the Indians. You might find them interesting to read about. Two of the most well known mountain men were Kit Carson and Jim Bridger. There were also others but I don't remember their names. There are several good books about mountain men and I saw a good movie once titled Jedediah Smith about a mountain man. I don't know how it was rated. I just remember that it was very good. Love, Grandpa
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Lewis and Clark
The book I read was called "Lewis and Clark Explorers of the Louisiana Purchase" They were commanders of the Corps of Discovery in 1803. Alex Mackenzie the fur trader from Canada was first to go down the Missouri River in 1793 and claimed territory for British Colonies. Jefferson wanted Lewis and Clark to make maps, identify animals, see how the land is so he would know if they could farm. They were to meet with Indian tribes to see if they were nice or mean.
They used a keelboat to carry their supplies. They took a dog with them called Seaman. They took a slave with them named York. The Corps of Discovery traveled down the Missouri River. They discovered new animals, prairie dogs, coyotes, antelopes, jackrabbits, mule deer and badgers. The buffalos were huge and they were surprised when they saw them. Sacagawea, the wife of one of the traders on the trip and she was very smart and helped them show that the white men were not so bad. Lewis and Clark sent the president some gifts like birds, prairie dog, Indian artifacts, and maps. A man died on the way. He was a Sergeant Floyd got very sick and died. They saw the Rocky Mountains. They were really big and hard to climb over. They got horses from the Indians, the Shoshone. Sacagewea found her long lost brother and made it easy to get horses from them. The area was very familiar to her when she saw it and remembered that was where she was captured. They finally make it to the ocean and they camped out for a long time and got ready for the trip back. Lewis had trouble on the way back, some Indians he camped with tried to steal their guns and horses. They got in fight and Lewis got shot in the bottom. He was embarrassed but didn't die. It took 3 years to finish the trip. Everyone thought they were dead but the weary travelers came down the river into St. Louis and they were greeted by a crowd of cheerers. They did not publish their journals for a long time. Clark got married and Lewis got very depressed and started drinking and killed himself. They discovered the gateway to the west.
This book was very exciting to read, I really liked it. It was very brave of them to find new land and obey the president. They respected him a lot. There were many dangers. I would like to go see the big statue in Missouri. It's Lewis and Clark and their dog.
They used a keelboat to carry their supplies. They took a dog with them called Seaman. They took a slave with them named York. The Corps of Discovery traveled down the Missouri River. They discovered new animals, prairie dogs, coyotes, antelopes, jackrabbits, mule deer and badgers. The buffalos were huge and they were surprised when they saw them. Sacagawea, the wife of one of the traders on the trip and she was very smart and helped them show that the white men were not so bad. Lewis and Clark sent the president some gifts like birds, prairie dog, Indian artifacts, and maps. A man died on the way. He was a Sergeant Floyd got very sick and died. They saw the Rocky Mountains. They were really big and hard to climb over. They got horses from the Indians, the Shoshone. Sacagewea found her long lost brother and made it easy to get horses from them. The area was very familiar to her when she saw it and remembered that was where she was captured. They finally make it to the ocean and they camped out for a long time and got ready for the trip back. Lewis had trouble on the way back, some Indians he camped with tried to steal their guns and horses. They got in fight and Lewis got shot in the bottom. He was embarrassed but didn't die. It took 3 years to finish the trip. Everyone thought they were dead but the weary travelers came down the river into St. Louis and they were greeted by a crowd of cheerers. They did not publish their journals for a long time. Clark got married and Lewis got very depressed and started drinking and killed himself. They discovered the gateway to the west.
This book was very exciting to read, I really liked it. It was very brave of them to find new land and obey the president. They respected him a lot. There were many dangers. I would like to go see the big statue in Missouri. It's Lewis and Clark and their dog.
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