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

by David Crockett

Overview

"I took my tomahawk in one hand, and my big butcher-knife in the other, and run up within four or five paces of the bear, at which he let my dog go, and fixed his eyes on me. I got back in all sorts of a hurry, for I know'd if he got hold of me, he would hug me altogether too close for comfort." Davy Crockett "always delighted to be in the very thickest of danger." In his own frontier style, he describes his earliest days in Tennessee, his two marriages, his career as an Indian fighter, his bear hunting, and his electioneering. His reputation as a b'ar hunter (105 killed in one season) sent him to Congress. In 1834, when this autobiography appeared, Davy Crockett was already a folk hero with an eye on the White House. A year later, he lost his seat in Congress, then turned toward Texas and, ultimately, the Alamo. Narrative of the Life of David Crockett of the State of Tennessee is one of the most significant documents of the American pioneer experience in the first half of the nineteenth century. In addition, it's a fascinating and entertaining book for anyone interested in U.S. history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781434117113
Publisher:	Waking Lion Press
Publication date:	05/03/2011
Pages:	234
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

	Foreword to the New Edition	v
	Introduction to the New Edition	ix
	Preface	3
Chapter I13
Chapter II29
Chapter III45
Chapter IV57
Chapter V71
Chapter VI83
Chapter VII101
Chapter VIII115
Chapter IX125
Chapter X137
Chapter XI147
Chapter XII161
Chapter XIII166
Chapter XIV174
Chapter XV185
Chapter XVI195
Chapter XVII201