Bibliograph

Born on a mountaintop, on the road with Davy Crockett and the ghosts of the wild frontier, Bob Thompson

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Born on a mountaintop, on the road with Davy Crockett and the ghosts of the wild frontier, Bob Thompson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 354-364) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Born on a mountaintop

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

795758074

Responsibility statement

Bob Thompson

Sub title

on the road with Davy Crockett and the ghosts of the wild frontier

Summary

As with all great legends, Davy Crockett's has been retold many times. One could argue that there are three distinct Crocketts: the real David as he was before he became famous; the celebrity politician whose backwoods image Crockett himself created, then lost control of; and the mythic Davy we know today. Thompson follows Crockett's footsteps from the Tennessee river valley where he was born, to Washington, where he served three terms in Congress, and on to Texas and the gates of the Alamo, seeking out those who know, love and are still willing to fight over Davy's life and legacy

Table Of Contents

"Play that song again" -- Remember Kings Mountain! -- The ballad of Polly Finley -- David Crockett, Indian fighter -- Go west, poor man -- Crockett goes rogue -- "Don't get above your raisin'" -- "The richest country in the world" -- "Crocket goes a-head, though dead" -- "The whole country came unglued" -- Soldiers in the Crocket wars -- The ghosts of Davy Crockett

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