A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett of the State of Tennessee

Crockett, David; Hutton, Paul Andrew [Introduction]

ISBN 10: 0803263252 / ISBN 13: 9780803263253

Verlag: Bison Books, 1987

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 0803263252-3-24858357

Inhaltsangabe:

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.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Paul Andrew Hutton introduces this Bison Book edition of Davy Crockett's own story. Hutton, a professor of history at the University of New Mexico, is the author of the prize-winning Phil Sheridan and His Army, also a Bison Book.

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Titel: A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett of...
Verlag: Bison Books
Erscheinungsdatum: 1987
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Good