David Crockett

Author : Edward Sylvester Ellis
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2022-10-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1017482632

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The Life Of Colonel David Crockett: Comprising His Adventures As Backwoodsman And Hunter by Edward Sylvester Ellis Pdf

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Author : Gail Herman,Who HQ
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780698159709

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Who Was Davy Crockett? by Gail Herman,Who HQ Pdf

Davy Crockett, the King of the Wild Frontier, is a man of legend. He is said to have killed his first bear when he was three years old. His smile alone killed another, and he skinned a bear by forcing him to run between two trees. Fact or fiction? Find out the real story of this folk hero, who did love to hunt bears, served as a congressman for Tennessee, and fought and died at the Alamo.

Author : Davy Crockett
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1987-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0803263252

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A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett of the State of Tennessee by Davy Crockett Pdf

Even as a pup, Davy Crockett "always delighted to be in the very thickest of danger." In his own inimitable style, he describes his earliest days in Tennessee, his two marriages, his career as an Indian fighter, his bear hunts, and his electioneering. His reputation as a b'ar hunter (he killed 105 in one season) sent him to Congress, and he was voted in and out as the price of cotton (and his relations with the Jacksonians) rose and fell. In 1834, when this autobiography appeared, Davy Crockett was already a folk hero with an eye on the White House. But a year later he would lose his seat in Congress and turn toward Texas and, ultimately, the Alamo.

Author : James Atkins Shackford
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0803292309

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David Crockett by James Atkins Shackford Pdf

Davy Crockett has been America's best-known folk hero for at least 160 years. This informed biography by James Atkins Shackford first appeared in 1956, at the height of the television-inspired Crockett craze. As Michael Lofaro notes in his introduction, "Shackford faced the monumental task of rescuing a nearly unknown David Crockett from the obscurity caused by the popularity of the earlier legendary Davys and deepened by Disney." He succeeded memorably, restoring David Crockett of Tennessee, a true pioneer and colorful figure even without romantic trappings.

Author : Buddy Levy
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2006-12-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781440684739

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American Legend by Buddy Levy Pdf

David Crockett was an adventurer, a pioneer, and a media-savvy national celebrity. In his short-but-distinguished lifetime, this charismatic frontiersman won three terms as a U.S. congressman and a presidential nomination. His 1834 memoir enjoyed frenzied sales and prompted the first-ever “official” book tour for its enormously popular author. Down-to-earth, heroic and independent to a fault, the real Crockett became lost in his own hype, and he’s been overshadowed by a larger-than-life, pop-culture character in a coonskin cap. Now, American Legend debunks the tall tales to reveal the fascinating truth of Crockett’s hardscrabble childhood, his near-death experiences, his unlikely rise to Congress, and the controversial last stand at the Alamo that mythologized him beyond recognition. In this beautifully written narrative, Crockett emerges as never before: a rugged individual, a true American original, and an enduring symbol of the Western frontier. “A great myth-busting story [that] presents Davy Crockett as a man of genius and folly, which has the unlikely effect of making him all the more heroic.”—Martin Dugard, author of The Last Voyage of Columbus and Into Africa: The Epic Adventures of Stanley and Livingstone “As spellbinding and dramatic as any novel and as compelling as any reportage.”—Peter Hoffer, Distinguished Research Professor of History, The University of Georgia

Author : Janet Benge,Geoff Benge
Publisher : Heroes of History
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1932096671

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Davy Crockett by Janet Benge,Geoff Benge Pdf

One of America's best-known folk heroes, Crockett served as a frontiersman, a scout, a soldier and a politician in the U.S. Congress. He died defending the Alamo, a steadfast citizen and heroic leader to the very end.

Author : Stephen Krensky
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2004-11
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780689859441

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Davy Crockett by Stephen Krensky Pdf

Offers young readers a look at the facts, fables, and myths surrounding this celebrated character of American history who became famous for his courage and fearlessness as a soldier during the battle at the Alamo. Simultaneous.

Author : Michael Wallis
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780393342277

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David Crockett by Michael Wallis Pdf

"Vivid, Comprehensible . . . cuts through decades of mythmaking." —Texas Monthly Popular culture transformed his memory into “Davy Crockett,” and Hollywood gave him a raccoon hat he hardly ever wore. In this surprising New York Times bestseller, historian Michael Wallis has cast a fresh look at the flesh-and-blood man behind one of the most celebrated figures in American history. More than a riveting story, Wallis’s David Crockett is a revelatory, authoritative biography that separates fact from fiction and provides us with an extraordinary evocation of not only a true American hero but also the rough-and-tumble times in which he lived.

Author : William Groneman
Publisher : Forge Books
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2007-02-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781466839762

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David Crockett by William Groneman Pdf

Perhaps no other figure in American history is more shrouded in myth and legend than David ("Davy") Crockett, the Tennessee frontiersman whose death at the Alamo in 1836 ensured his place in the Valhalla of American heroes. Crockett himself was responsible for much of the folklore about his life. A gregarious, fun-loving man, he was more than capable of spinning tall tales over a "horn" of liquor. The truth of his life, as William Groneman emphasizes in this book, was far more fascinating than the myth. David Crockett was a true self-made man who left home at the age of twelve. His adventures--hunting and exploring, serving as a soldier under Andrew Jackson in the Creek Indian War of 1813, a political career that took him to the United States Congress, an incessant search for "elbow room" that drew him to Texas-these were the real fabric of a heroic life. In writing of the "historical Crockett," Groneman, a world authority on the Alamo and its defenders, dispels the myths to uncover the genuine hero. He writes at length of the defense of the Alamo, describes how Crockett's reputation and heroism have been tainted by revisionist historians, and presents new evidence that the Tennessean actually left the Alamo during the siege to bring in reinforcements. Although safely outside the walls, he fought his way back in to rejoin his friends for the final, fatal, battle. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Davy Crockett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1859
Category : Creek War, 1813-1814
ISBN : HARVARD:32044018805184

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Life of Col. David Crockett by Davy Crockett Pdf

Author : Charles Fletcher Allen
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4064066246723

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David Crockett, Scout by Charles Fletcher Allen Pdf

In this book, you'll read about the true story of the legendary American folk hero, David Crockett. This biography takes you on a journey through Crockett's fascinating life, from his humble beginnings as a hunter and storyteller in East Tennessee to his rise as a colonel in the militia and a politician in the U.S. Congress. With his charismatic personality and fierce opposition to President Andrew Jackson's policies, Crockett became a beloved figure to many, earning him the nickname "King of the Wild Frontier." But it was his ultimate sacrifice in the Texas Revolution and his tragic death at the Battle of the Alamo that cemented his place in history as one of America's most enduring folk heroes.

Author : Michael Wallis
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2011-07-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780393081442

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David Crockett: The Lion of the West by Michael Wallis Pdf

"Vivid, Comprehensible . . . cuts through decades of mythmaking." —Texas Monthly Popular culture transformed his memory into “Davy Crockett,” and Hollywood gave him a raccoon hat he hardly ever wore. In this surprising New York Times bestseller, historian Michael Wallis has cast a fresh look at the flesh-and-blood man behind one of the most celebrated figures in American history. More than a riveting story, Wallis’s David Crockett is a revelatory, authoritative biography that separates fact from fiction and provides us with an extraordinary evocation of not only a true American hero but also the rough-and-tumble times in which he lived.

Author : Davy Crockett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1865
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCSC:32106007718940

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Life of David Crockett by Davy Crockett Pdf

Author : Davy Crockett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1903
Category : Pioneers
ISBN : HARVARD:32044011679875

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Life of David Crockett by Davy Crockett Pdf

Author : Davy Crockett,James Strange French
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1834
Category : Hunting
ISBN : HARVARD:32044019352459

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Sketches and Eccentricities of Col. David Crockett, by Davy Crockett,James Strange French Pdf