Daniel Boone

[LincolnMan]

In 1820, when Lincoln was 11 years old, Daniel Boone died in Missouri. At that time young Lincoln had his step-mother. They were living in Indiana. These are the type of things I wonder about- did the news of Boone's death reach the Lincoln homestead? Did they have access to newspaper print at all? Was young Lincoln in awe of the "legend" of Boone? Did Lincoln take the trips to New Orleans later on because, partly, he was inspired by the adventures of Daniel Boone? We know Lincoln read about the life of Washington. Boone, after all, was a contemporary of Washington.