Davy Crockett, David Crockett
Davy Crockett, David Crockett
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Davy Crockett
My Own Story

Author: David Crockett

Narrator: Jonathan Reese

Unabridged: 4 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/22/2008

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

Even as a child, Davy Crockett "always delighted to be in the very thickest of danger." Better known to us as "King of the Wild Frontier," Davy Crockett was not only a frontiersman but also a politician who became a celebrity and a folk hero during his lifetime. Here, 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 sent him to Congress with an eye on the White House; but at the Alamo, he would cap off a legend that still holds Americans in its spell.

About David Crockett

David Crockett (1786-1836) was a frontiersman and U.S. representative, born near present-day Rogersville, Tennessee. He was a poor farmer but an excellent hunter and scout, and served under General Andrew Jackson in the Creek War (1813-14). He was a justice of the peace and a Tennessee legislator, and he served in the U.S. House of Representatives (Democrat, Tennessee, 1827-31; Whig, Tennessee, 1833-35). With little formal education, Crockett was not especially well-informed on public issues, and he was always ready to take a break from public service to go bear hunting. He made a celebrated tour of the major Northern cities in 1834 and, failing in his re-election effort that year, went to Texas to aid the Anglo-Americans in their struggle for independence. He was killed while defending the Alamo.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Charles on January 21, 2025

Revealing story of an American icon This is not the complete autobiography of David Crockett. This volume ends with Crockett again taking a seat in congress despite the efforts of Andrew Jackson partisans to defeat him in the election of 1833. In an act of apparent conscience, Crockett had opposed Ja......more

Goodreads review by Charles on October 14, 2021

Entertaining story of an American icon, February 21, 2016 Verified Purchase This review is from: A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett, of the State of Tennessee. (Kindle Edition) This is not the complete autobiography of Davy Crockett. How he went from Congressman David Crockett, presidential cont......more

Goodreads review by Jim on February 10, 2015

Well, this certainly was in his own words & I didn't care for the reader. His tone didn't fit Crockett's character at all. Kind of whiny & went up at the end of sentences - asking, not telling. Not horrible, just didn't fit. This was written as a true autobiography to put to rest the many lies he sai......more

Goodreads review by JohnnyBear on January 10, 2022

I thought this book was pretty entertaining. I enjoyed the hunting descriptions a lot, even though I'm not sure how exaggerated they were. David Crockett was definitely an interesting person. I read this book for a school assignment and wrote a small paper on him. Although I do think he might've bo......more

Goodreads review by Majenta on April 02, 2025

Story stopped at 81%, followed by 19% advertising. I wonder what ol' Davy would think of that.......more

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