Born on a Mountaintop
On the Road with Davy Crockett and the Ghosts of the Wild Frontier
New York : Crown Trade Group, [2012]
Format: Ebook
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Edition: First edition.
Description: 1 online resource : illustrations, maps
Traces the author's visits to key areas in the life of Davy Crockett, including the legendary frontiersman's Tennessee River Valley home and the Alamo site in Texas, exploring Crockett's true life and enduring cultural influence.
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" -- "Crockett goes a-head, though dead" -- "The whole country came unglued" -- Soldiers in the Crockett wars -- The ghosts of Davy Crockett.
Subjects:
Crockett, Davy, 1786-1836.
Crockett, Davy, 1786-1836 -- Homes and haunts.
Crockett, Davy, 1786-1836 -- Public opinion.
United States. Congress. House -- Biography.
Pioneers -- Tennessee -- Biography.
Legislators -- United States -- Biography.
Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.) -- Siege, 1836.
Crockett, Davy, 1786-1836.
Crockett, Davy, 1786-1836 -- Homes and haunts.
Crockett, Davy, 1786-1836 -- Public opinion.
United States. Congress. House -- Biography.
Pioneers -- Tennessee -- Biography.
Legislators -- United States -- Biography.
Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.) -- Siege, 1836.
ISBN:
9780307720917
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Ebook
Electronic resource.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.