"Happy In The Midst Of Dangers And Inconveniences

In his autobiography, Daniel Boone wrote about his explorations of the Kentucky wilderness. As he remembered fondly the nights of constant wolf howls and the days when wildlife abundantly coexisted with him, he wrote, “I was happy in the midst of dangers and inconveniences. In such a diversity, it was impossible I should be disposed of melancholy” (Cecil B. Hartley, Life of Daniel Boone [Philadelphia: John E. Potter and Company, 1865], 337). We’re a long way from living in the wilderness, but...