American Legend · The Real-Life Adventures of David Crockett
- Authors
- Levy, Buddy
- Publisher
- Berkley Trade
- Tags
- soldiers , history , biography & autobiography , frontier and pioneer life - tennessee , tex.) - siege , davy , legislators , alamo (san antonio , political , general , biography , frontier and pioneer life , historical , tennessee , pioneers , pioneers - tennessee , crockett , religious , military , tex.) , legislators - united states , 1836 , soldiers - united states , adventurers & explorers , united states
- ISBN
- 9780425210086
- Date
- 2005-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 1.35 MB
- Lang
- en
THE REAL KING OF THE WILD FRONTIER
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.