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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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L. Henry Dowell recieved his BA in Theatre from Morehead State University and attended The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York where he worked with numerous Broadway Theatre performers. He is the Artistic Director of The Gusto Theatre Company where he directs a full time Children's Theatre program. Mr. Dowell teaches Drama and lectures to over 100 schools every year. He is the author of over 35 published plays including Snow White and the Seven Dwarves of the Old Republic, 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, Even Adam, Batguy, The Many Hats of Theodore Roosevelt, Otherwise Known as Anthony Roberts and The Four Presidents. Mr. Dowell can currently be seen as Colonel Harland Sanders in his one man production of Finger Lickin' Good!, currently touring nationally as part of The Kentucky Humanities Council's Chautauqua Program.

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