Author: William R. Chemerka
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781455618354
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Davy Crockett's life on the frontier, accomplishments as a soldier, and career as a politician are expertly detailed through the letters of the alphabet. In entries such as A is for Alamo; K is for Benjamin Kitchen, Crockett's first schoolmaster; and B is for Betsy, the name of his famous rifle, Crockett comes to life in this biography for young readers. Complete with a timeline of important events in Crockett's life and vibrant illustrations, this read is a must for young students of the legendary man.
Davy Crockett from A to Z
Author: William R. Chemerka
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781455618354
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Davy Crockett's life on the frontier, accomplishments as a soldier, and career as a politician are expertly detailed through the letters of the alphabet. In entries such as A is for Alamo; K is for Benjamin Kitchen, Crockett's first schoolmaster; and B is for Betsy, the name of his famous rifle, Crockett comes to life in this biography for young readers. Complete with a timeline of important events in Crockett's life and vibrant illustrations, this read is a must for young students of the legendary man.
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781455618354
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Davy Crockett's life on the frontier, accomplishments as a soldier, and career as a politician are expertly detailed through the letters of the alphabet. In entries such as A is for Alamo; K is for Benjamin Kitchen, Crockett's first schoolmaster; and B is for Betsy, the name of his famous rifle, Crockett comes to life in this biography for young readers. Complete with a timeline of important events in Crockett's life and vibrant illustrations, this read is a must for young students of the legendary man.
American Legend
Author: Buddy Levy
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440684731
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
David Crockett was an adventurer, a pioneer, and a media-savvy national celebrity. In his short-but-distinguished lifetime, this charismatic frontiersman won three terms as a U.S. congressman and a presidential nomination. His 1834 memoir enjoyed frenzied sales and prompted the first-ever “official” book tour for its enormously popular author. Down-to-earth, heroic and independent to a fault, the real Crockett became lost in his own hype, and he’s been overshadowed by a larger-than-life, pop-culture character in a coonskin cap. Now, American Legend debunks the tall tales to reveal the fascinating truth of Crockett’s hardscrabble childhood, his near-death experiences, his unlikely rise to Congress, and the controversial last stand at the Alamo that mythologized him beyond recognition. In this beautifully written narrative, Crockett emerges as never before: a rugged individual, a true American original, and an enduring symbol of the Western frontier. “A great myth-busting story [that] presents Davy Crockett as a man of genius and folly, which has the unlikely effect of making him all the more heroic.”—Martin Dugard, author of The Last Voyage of Columbus and Into Africa: The Epic Adventures of Stanley and Livingstone “As spellbinding and dramatic as any novel and as compelling as any reportage.”—Peter Hoffer, Distinguished Research Professor of History, The University of Georgia
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440684731
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
David Crockett was an adventurer, a pioneer, and a media-savvy national celebrity. In his short-but-distinguished lifetime, this charismatic frontiersman won three terms as a U.S. congressman and a presidential nomination. His 1834 memoir enjoyed frenzied sales and prompted the first-ever “official” book tour for its enormously popular author. Down-to-earth, heroic and independent to a fault, the real Crockett became lost in his own hype, and he’s been overshadowed by a larger-than-life, pop-culture character in a coonskin cap. Now, American Legend debunks the tall tales to reveal the fascinating truth of Crockett’s hardscrabble childhood, his near-death experiences, his unlikely rise to Congress, and the controversial last stand at the Alamo that mythologized him beyond recognition. In this beautifully written narrative, Crockett emerges as never before: a rugged individual, a true American original, and an enduring symbol of the Western frontier. “A great myth-busting story [that] presents Davy Crockett as a man of genius and folly, which has the unlikely effect of making him all the more heroic.”—Martin Dugard, author of The Last Voyage of Columbus and Into Africa: The Epic Adventures of Stanley and Livingstone “As spellbinding and dramatic as any novel and as compelling as any reportage.”—Peter Hoffer, Distinguished Research Professor of History, The University of Georgia
King of the Wild Frontier
Author: Davy Crockett
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 048647691X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
This easy-reading autobiography of bear hunting and Indian fighting — written in 1834, two years before Crockett met his fate at the Alamo — popularized tall tales of the frontier.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 048647691X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
This easy-reading autobiography of bear hunting and Indian fighting — written in 1834, two years before Crockett met his fate at the Alamo — popularized tall tales of the frontier.
Davy Crockett
Author:
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9780756506032
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Davy Crockett (1786-1836) was a real man who became a legend even during his own lifetime. He was known for his entertaining public speeches that exaggerated truth and invented events -- tall tales, if you will. Many of Crockett's tales were written in two books: Sketches and Eccentricities of Col. David Crockett, of West Tennessee (1833) and A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett (1834). Both books brought Davy widespread fame. In 1835, Davy Crockett's Almanack was published. A series of other almanacs followed. They were instantly successful, and their popularity only soared after Davy's death while fighting at the Alamo in the Texas Revolution. Look inside to enjoy the retelling of Davy Crockett's wild adventures. You'll also discover a wonderful recipe for Tennessee Grits, a glossary, and places to find more information. Book jacket.
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9780756506032
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Davy Crockett (1786-1836) was a real man who became a legend even during his own lifetime. He was known for his entertaining public speeches that exaggerated truth and invented events -- tall tales, if you will. Many of Crockett's tales were written in two books: Sketches and Eccentricities of Col. David Crockett, of West Tennessee (1833) and A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett (1834). Both books brought Davy widespread fame. In 1835, Davy Crockett's Almanack was published. A series of other almanacs followed. They were instantly successful, and their popularity only soared after Davy's death while fighting at the Alamo in the Texas Revolution. Look inside to enjoy the retelling of Davy Crockett's wild adventures. You'll also discover a wonderful recipe for Tennessee Grits, a glossary, and places to find more information. Book jacket.
David Crockett
Author: John Stevens Cabot Abbott
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett of the State of Tennessee
Author: Davy Crockett
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803263253
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
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.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803263253
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
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.
Davy Crockett Saves the World
Author: Rosalyn Schanzer
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780688169923
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
What will happen when the great Davy Crockett comes head to head with Halley's Comet? It's the biggest fiercest ball of fire ire that EVER lit up the heavens! (And why does Davy Crockett wear a coonskin cap anyway?) Rosalyn Schanzer peppers her telling with flavorful exaggerations, flamboyantly regaling readers with a larger-than-life drama played out in pictures bursting with color, humor, action, and detail. Listen to Daniel Pinkwater read, DAVY CROCKETT on Weekend Edition!
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780688169923
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
What will happen when the great Davy Crockett comes head to head with Halley's Comet? It's the biggest fiercest ball of fire ire that EVER lit up the heavens! (And why does Davy Crockett wear a coonskin cap anyway?) Rosalyn Schanzer peppers her telling with flavorful exaggerations, flamboyantly regaling readers with a larger-than-life drama played out in pictures bursting with color, humor, action, and detail. Listen to Daniel Pinkwater read, DAVY CROCKETT on Weekend Edition!
Davy Crockett
Author: Stephen Krensky
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0689859449
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
A simple, illustrated biography of one of America's most famous pioneers and soldiers.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0689859449
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
A simple, illustrated biography of one of America's most famous pioneers and soldiers.
Col. Crockett's Exploits and Adventures in Texas
Author: Richard Penn Smith
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Texas
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Texas
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
On to the Alamo
Author: Richard Penn Smith
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440684421
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
David "Davy" Crockett (1786–1836) was born in Tennessee, fought alongside Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812, and later served three terms in the House of Representatives before heading to Texas, where he died defending the Alamo. Col. Crockett’s Exploits and Adventures in Texas, first published after Crockett’s death and disingenuously attributed to him, was written by Richard Penn Smith as a narrative that promoted a sanitized account of the Alamo as a heroic effort by Americans to stem the Mexican "invasion" of Texas. The story, which was a huge success in its day, created a myth of the battle that pervaded the collective American memory for more than 150 years and reinforced the image of Davy Crockett as the "King of the Frontier."
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440684421
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
David "Davy" Crockett (1786–1836) was born in Tennessee, fought alongside Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812, and later served three terms in the House of Representatives before heading to Texas, where he died defending the Alamo. Col. Crockett’s Exploits and Adventures in Texas, first published after Crockett’s death and disingenuously attributed to him, was written by Richard Penn Smith as a narrative that promoted a sanitized account of the Alamo as a heroic effort by Americans to stem the Mexican "invasion" of Texas. The story, which was a huge success in its day, created a myth of the battle that pervaded the collective American memory for more than 150 years and reinforced the image of Davy Crockett as the "King of the Frontier."