The Gun

1Empire of the Lost

60 minSep 16, 1965

Boone returns from a solo expedition to find Boonesborough eerily empty. A corrupt British officer has kidnapped the settlers, including Boone's family, and forces them into unfriendly Chickesaw tribal lands with the intention of gaining personal control of the territory. He then captures Boone and demands that he sign away all rights to Boonesborough or watch his family and friends be turned over to the tribe. Boone manages to escape, but realizing he has no chance of freeing the captives on his own, he turns to a surprising source of help.

2The Tortoise and the Hare

60 minSep 23, 1965

Boonesborough loses hope of winning an annual race when Boone sprains his ankle, until Jericho steps in.

3The Mound Builders

60 minSep 30, 1965

A chief of a long-dead Aztec tribe enters the Shawnees Valley of Death.

4My Name Is Rawls

60 minOct 7, 1965

Boone pursues a runaway slave stealing pelts to earn passage to Africa.

5The Old Man and the Cave

60 minOct 14, 1965

Israel violates a burial ritual when he rescues an aged Indian from death in a cave.

6The Trek

60 minOct 21, 1965

Boone first respects, then likes, a drunkard sought for burning an Indian village.

7The Aaron Burr Story

60 minOct 28, 1965

Aaron Burr, ex-Vice President, comes to Boonesborough to enlist Daniel to guide him on a long and dangerous journey to the west, but is vague about his reasons for the trek. When Daniel turns him down due to his unease about Burr's secretive intentions, Jericho blindly jumps at the chance to take the offer and earn a hefty fee. After Burr and Jericho leave, Daniel discovers Burr's true mission, and he and Mingo set out to intercept them and save Jericho from his own naivety.

8Cry of Gold

60 minNov 4, 1965

A man arrives at Boonesborough offering unusually high prices for beaver pelts. Daniel doesn't trust this generous trader and soon discovers the man has an ulterior motive of a sinister nature.

9The Peace Tree

60 minNov 11, 1965

A Scottish emigrant, a Cherokee chief s son and Israel try to prevent a war between settlers and Indians.

10The Thanksgiving Story

60 minNov 25, 1965

Boone s eccentric father-in-law concocts a Thanksgiving Day plan to prevent a Choctaw attack.

11A Rope for Mingo

60 minDec 2, 1965

Vigilantes stalk Mingo after his knife falls into the hands of a Cherokee who murders a trader s family.

12The First Beau

60 minDec 9, 1965

Feelings for Jemima make a dashing young outlaw consider reforming.

13The Perilous Journey

60 minDec 16, 1965

Daniel and Rebecca finally get to take a long delayed honeymoon but it gets interrupted by an officer of the Continental Army with a confidential message for Daniel to deliver to New Orleans.

14The Christmas Story

60 minDec 23, 1965

On a cold Christmas Eve, hungry Boonesborough awaits the birth of an Indian child who could reconcile two tribes.

15The Tamarack Massacre Affair

60 minDec 30, 1965

The sister of a British officer lies that she narrowly escaped an Indian massacre; Boone must avert war.

16Gabriel

60 minJan 6, 1966

A Spanish military expedition chasing a French revolutionary mistakes Boone for its quarry.

17Seminole Territory

60 minJan 13, 1966

After Seminoles hail him a god, a magician lets his power go to his head.

18The Deserter

60 minJan 20, 1966

A bounty hunter seeking Army deserters learns one of his captives is valuable Boone.

19Crisis by Fire

60 minJan 27, 1966

A former Continental Army officer uses a smallpox threat to raise troops against Indians.

20The Gun

60 minFeb 3, 1966Now viewing

Boone heads to Pennsylvania to have a new gun made, but meets two scoundrels seeking a guide to the Mississippi.

21The Prisoners

60 minFeb 10, 1966

Three escaped Army prisoners, seeking revenge on a former commander, pressure Boone by seizing his children.

22The Fifth Man

60 minFeb 17, 1966

Boone and his party endure hardship to blow up a bridge between the advancing British and Fort Wayne.

23The Gun-Barrel Highway

60 minFeb 24, 1966

Cassady was supposed to build a new road in the wilderness around Shawnee land. But when he decides there isn't enough time before winter to build the longer route, he decides to go straight through Shawnee land and into a possible war.

24The Search

60 minMar 3, 1966

An ambush on the way to New Orleans leaves Boone in possession of a famous pirate s journal.

25Fifty Rifles

60 minMar 10, 1966

William Blunt, an old friend of Boone's, steals a wagon carrying fifty rifles and powder, which he intends to sell to the Shawnee. Daniel, along with Mingo and Jericho, must find Blunt and recover the rifles before a deal with the chief is made.

26The Trap

60 minMar 17, 1966

Renegades take Israel hostage when they find him and injured Mingo in the forest.

27The Accused

60 minMar 24, 1966

Mingo arranges a prison break to free Boone after a couple frames him for murder.

28Cibola

60 minMar 31, 1966

A man finds only danger when he seeks a fabled city of gold.

29The High Cumberland (1)

60 minApr 14, 1966

On his way through Kentucky, Boone meets his future wife, makes an Indian friend and uncovers deception.

30The High Cumberland (2)

60 minApr 21, 1966

Daniel Boone continues his trek to Kentucky. In the conclusion of this two-part episode detailing the early years of Daniel Boone's life he must lead a party of settlers through a canyon and take a stand against pursuers who want their precious supplies all the while defeating rival Jim Santee for the affections of one Rebecca Bryan