The Story of Davy Crockett

The Story of Davy Crockett
Author: Walter Retan
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing
Total Pages: 120
Release: 1997
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780836814859

Describe the life of Davy Crockett, one of the Old West's outstanding hunters, frontiersmen, and legislators.

King of the Wild Frontier

King of the Wild Frontier
Author: Davy Crockett
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2010-06-17
Genre: History
ISBN: 048647691X

This easy-reading autobiography of bear hunting and Indian fighting — written in 1834, two years before Crockett met his fate at the Alamo — popularized tall tales of the frontier.

American Legend

American Legend
Author: Buddy Levy
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2006-12-05
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1440684731

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

Born on a Mountaintop

Born on a Mountaintop
Author: Bob Thompson
Publisher: Crown
Total Pages: 390
Release: 2013-03-05
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0307720918

Pioneer. Congressman. Martyr of the Alamo. King of the Wild Frontier. As with all great legends, Davy Crockett's has been retold many times. Over the years, he has been repeatedly reinvented by historians and popular storytellers. In Born on a Mountaintop, Bob Thompson combines the stories of the real hero and his Disney-enhanced afterlife as he delves deep into our love for an American icon. In the road-trip tradition of Sarah Vowell and Tony Horwitz, Thompson follows Crockett's footsteps from his birthplace in east Tennessee to Washington, where he served three terms in Congress, and on to Texas and the gates of the Alamo, seeking out those who know, love, and are still willing to fight over Davy's life and legacy. Born on a Mountaintop is more than just a bold new biography of one of the great American heroes. Thompson's rich mix of scholarship, reportage, humor, and exploration of modern Crockett landscapes bring Davy Crockett's impact on the American imagination vividly to life.

Davy Crockett, Legendary Frontier Hero

Davy Crockett, Legendary Frontier Hero
Author: Walter Blair
Publisher: Lincoln Herndon Press
Total Pages: 195
Release: 1986
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780942936087

His true life story and the fabulous tall tales told about him.

Davy Crockett

Davy Crockett
Author:
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2004
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780756506032

Davy Crockett (1786-1836) was a real man who became a legend even during his own lifetime. He was known for his entertaining public speeches that exaggerated truth and invented events -- tall tales, if you will. Many of Crockett's tales were written in two books: Sketches and Eccentricities of Col. David Crockett, of West Tennessee (1833) and A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett (1834). Both books brought Davy widespread fame. In 1835, Davy Crockett's Almanack was published. A series of other almanacs followed. They were instantly successful, and their popularity only soared after Davy's death while fighting at the Alamo in the Texas Revolution. Look inside to enjoy the retelling of Davy Crockett's wild adventures. You'll also discover a wonderful recipe for Tennessee Grits, a glossary, and places to find more information. Book jacket.

Who Was Davy Crockett?

Who Was Davy Crockett?
Author: Gail Herman
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2013-10-03
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0448467046

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.

Legends of the Frontier

Legends of the Frontier
Author: Charles River Charles River Editors
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2017-12-30
Genre:
ISBN: 9781983426162

*Discusses some of the legends and controversies surrounding the lives and deaths of the three frontier legends. *Includes the story about Crockett's famous Not Yours To Give speech, and the debate over whether he actually gave it. *Includes pictures of Boone, Bowie, Crockett and other important people and places in their lives. *Includes a Bibliography on each man for further reading. The Wild West and the frontier have long held a special place in the narrative of American history, and all of the legends and folk heroes who lived in the 19th century owe their reputation to the original American frontier folk hero, Daniel Boone. Boone was literally a trailblazer: the legendary pioneer established his Wilderness Road by striking west into present-day Kentucky and establishing Boonesborough, one of the earliest white settlements west of the Appalachians. Hundreds of thousands of settlers would follow his path by the end of the 18th century. While that was an important and proud legacy for the former Revolutionary War militiaman and Virginia State Assemblyman, Boone became known for the outsized tales and adventures associated with his foray into the frontier. Far and wide, people spoke of Boone's expert marksmanship, his encounters with wild bears, and his hardscrabble frontier life, making him a living legend and the prototypical Western frontier folk hero in America. Following right in Boone's path was "The King of the Wild Frontier," Davy Crockett. Also a living legend in his own life. Crockett was a hardscrabble frontiersman who could spin a good yarn but who also took a no-nonsense approach that brought him from the backwoods of Tennessee to the halls of Congress. Though he served during the presidency of another Westerner, Andrew Jackson, Crockett was very much his own man, and he was distrustful of other politicians, a sentiment that has only endeared him further to subsequent generations of Americans. Jim Bowie he was known across America in his lifetime for a controversy other than the Battle of the Alamo. In what became known as the notorious Sandbar Fight of 1827, a duel between two men turned into a large fight that included Bowie, who was shot and stabbed during the melee but still managed to stab to death the sheriff of Rapides Parish in Louisiana with a large knife that has since become universally known as the Bowie knife. Jim Bowie was famous in his lifetime, but like Crockett it was his death in Texas that made him an American legend. Though there is still some mystery and controversy surrounding exactly what transpired at the Battle of the Alamo, the deaths of Crockett, Bowie, William B. Travis and the rest of the defenders at the hands of Santa Anna's Mexican soldiers became a symbol of sacrifice and defiance, and the battle itself became a rallying cry throughout the rest of Texas' War for Independence. Naturally, it also cemented the legacies of both Bowie and Crockett as well. Legends of the Frontier chronicles the life, myths and legends of the three frontier legends, examining the known and unknown in an attempt to separate fact from fiction. Along with pictures of important people and places, you will learn about Boone, Crockett and Bowie like you never have before, in no time at all.

Davy Crockett

Davy Crockett
Author: Stephen Krensky
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2004-11
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0689859449

A simple, illustrated biography of one of America's most famous pioneers and soldiers.

David Crockett

David Crockett
Author: Michael Wallis
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2011-05-16
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0393067580

A biography of the legendary frontiersman, soldier, and martyr examines his life--from hunting bears in the unspoiled countryside to helping defend the Alamo--and aims to dispel long-held myths.