David Crockett the Lion of the West
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.
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
W.W. Norton & Co.,
c2011.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- "Kilt him a b'ar"
- Born on a riverbank in Franklin
- The Crocketts arrive
- Over the mountain
- On the Nolichucky
- A boy's learning
- The Odyssey
- Rise above
- Lovesick
- Polly
- Finley's Gap
- Kentuck
- "Remember Fort Mims"
- "We shot them like dogs"
- Riding with Sharp Knife
- "Root hog or die"
- Cabin fever
- A tincture of luck
- "Itchy footed"
- "Natural born sense"
- Gentleman from the cane
- Land of the shakes
- In the eye of a "harricane"
- A fool for luck
- Big time
- "The victory is ours"
- Man without a party
- Trails of tears
- Lion of the west
- Bear-bit lion
- Go ahead
- Just a matter of time
- Gone to Texas
- Time of the comet
- El Alamo.
