| King of the Wild Frontier Contributor(s): Crockett, Davy (Author) |
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ISBN: 048647691X ISBN-13: 9780486476919 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $7.16 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2009047589 |
| Series: Dover Books on Americana |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.3" W x 8.3" (0.30 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This easy-reading autobiography established Davy Crockett as a larger-than-life American hero and introduced tall tales of the frontier to a popular audience. Written in 1834, two years before the legendary Tennessean met his fate at the Alamo, it begins during Crockett's early childhood and concludes just before his entry to the U.S. Congress. Even in his youth, Crockett always delighted to be in the very thickest of danger. In his own words, he paints a vivid portrait of wilderness life, recapturing its struggles and rewards. Crockett tells of his two marriages, his fights with Indians, and the start of his political career. Famous as a bar hunter, he was already a folk hero before this memoir's publication. Readers of all ages will thrill to his captivating tales from the vanished world of American frontier life. |