The Frontiersman the Shawnee Couldn’t Kill — The Incredible Story of Simon Kenton

Simon Kenton was one of the most feared and unforgettable frontiersmen of early America. Born in Virginia in 1755, he ran from home as a teenager after believing he had killed a man. Under a borrowed name, he crossed the mountains, entered the violent world of the Ohio frontier, and became a hunter, scout, guide, prisoner, survivor, and legend. The Shawnee knew him as Bahd-ler. They hunted him for years. When they finally captured him, Kenton was beaten, forced through brutal gauntlets, painted black for death, and prepared for execution by fire. But again and again, something kept him alive. This is the story of the hunter the Shawnee could not kill, the blood brother who helped save him, and the terrible mistake that shaped the rest of his life. A story of survival, fear, betrayal, mercy, and the brutal frontier that made Simon Kenton a legend. Main source: The Frontiersmen: A Narrative by Allan W. Eckert Welcome to Appalachian Grandpa – where old mountain stories come alive.