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Simeon England discusses the lives and practices of 18th-century longhunters in Kentucky.

Simeon England is a blacksmith, traditional flintlock hunter, and living historian portraying the 18th-century frontiersmen, scouts and longhunters of Kentucky. We start this living history episode about the daily lives of the colonial longhunters [1760s-1770s] who set out from Virginia & North Carolina for deer skins & furs in the wilds of Kentucky, with readings of first-hand accounts about beavers and salt licks. From their hunting methods to their frontier camps we discuss topics ...

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Host: Philippe G. Willis

Guest: Simeon England

Topics covered

• longhunters
• colonial history
• frontier life
• hunting methods
• living history

Keywords

• longhunters
• Simeon England
• Kentucky
• colonial history
• hunting methods
• living historian
• frontier camps

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Places: Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina

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