Jemima Boone: Daughter of the Frontier: A one woman play about the daughter of Daniel Boone. - Softcover

Dowell, L. Henry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0615552080 ISBN 13: 9780615552088

Publisher: Black Box Theatre Publishing Company, 2011

Synopsis

The daughter of Daniel Boone comes to life in this one woman show capturing what life was like for a teenage girl in the early days of the frontier. On Sunday, July 14, 1776, Indians captured three teenage girls from Fort Boonesborough, an early Kentucky settlement, as they were floating in a canoe on the Kentucky River. They were Jemima, daughter of the famous explorer, Daniel Boone, and Elizabeth and Frances, daughters of Colonel Richard Callaway. The Cherokee Hanging Maw led the Indians, a war party of two Cherokee and three Shawnee men. The settlement was thrown into a turmoil and a rescue party was organized by Boone. Meanwhile the captors hurried the girls north toward the Shawnee towns across the Ohio River. The girls attempted to mark their trail until threatened by the Indians. The third morning, as the Indians were building a fire for breakfast, the rescuers came up. "That's Father's gun!" cried Jemima, as one Indian was shot. He toppled into the fire and was seriously burned but not immediately killed. Two of the Indians later died from being wounded during the gunfight. The Indians retreated, leaving the girls to be escorted home. Cast Size: 1F Running Time: 40 minutes. Royalty: $35.00 Appropriate for all audiences. Check out www.blackboxtheatrepublishing.com for other great plays!!!

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About the Author

Colonel L. Henry Dowell is an author and internationally produced playwright from Central Kentucky. He holds the distinction of being the best selling author of parodies and satires on Amazon. He received his BA in Theatre from Morehead State University and attended The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York. In 2013, the Governor of Kentucky commissioned him a Kentucky Colonel, the highest honor awarded by the Commonwealth.

He is the co-founder of The Gusto Theatre Company, where he has directed original productions and adaptations of the classics for over 20 years.

Colonel Dowell has published over 40 novels and plays including Batguy, Sleeping Beauty in the 25th Century, Hairy Pothead: The Stoned Sorcerer, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves of the Old Republic, The Sleigh Team, The Long John Cafe, Cinderella and the Quest for the Crystal Pump, So, Who Was That Masked Guy Anyway?, Wanted: Santa Claus, Jacklyn Sparrow and the Lady Pirates of the Caribbean, Humbug!, Frankenstein Rocks!, The Dracula Spectacula, Dear John, Elvis Meets Nixon, The Boyz and Me, My Father and Son, Even Adam, The Many Hats of Theodore Roosevelt, Otherwise Known as Anthony Roberts and The Four Presidents. All of the Colonel's plays are available for amateur and/or professional productions worldwide.

Scripts may be purchased on Amazon.com. Please contact the publisher at info@blackboxtheatrepublishing.com for details about securing performance rights.

Edition details

• Publisher: Black Box Theatre Publishing Company
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0615552080
• ISBN 13: 9780615552088
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 38