David Crockett : the Lion of the West / Michael Wallis.
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.
Item details
- ISBN: 9780393067583 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9781617935008
- ISBN: 161793500X
- ISBN: 0393067580 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xviii, 380 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2011.
Contents / Notes
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-364) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | "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. |
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