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...
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 T...
His Own Story, A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett. Originally written in 1834 by Davy Crockett. It is more like a tall tale than a biography. This lively book established Davy Crockett as a larger than life American hero.
His Own Story, A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett. Originally written in 1834 by Davy Crockett. It is more like a tall tale than a biography. T...
