When Kentucky became well settled in the closing years of the century, he crossed into Missouri, that he might once more take up his life where he could see the game come out of the woods at nightfall, and could wander among trees untouched by the axe of the pioneer.
This quote captures Boone's desire for wilderness and adventure as he moved to Missouri.
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