David Crockett : the Lion of the West / Michael Wallis.
A biography of the legendary frontiersman, soldier, and martyr examines his life--from hunting bears in the unspoiled countryside to helping defend the Alamo--and aims to dispel long-held myths.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780393067583
- ISBN: 0393067580
- Physical Description: xviii, 380 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Co., [2011]
- Copyright: ©2011
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-364) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | "Kilt him a b'ar" -- Born on a riverbank in Franklin -- The Crocketts arrive -- Over the mountain -- On the Nolichucky -- A boy's learning -- The Odyssey -- Rise above -- Lovesick -- Polly -- Finley's Gap -- Kentuck -- "Remember Fort Mims" -- "We shot them like dogs" -- Riding with Sharp Knife -- "Root hog or die" -- Cabin fever -- A tincture of luck -- "Itchy footed" -- "Natural born sense" -- Gentleman from the cane -- Land of the shakes -- In the eye of a "harricane" -- A fool for luck -- Big time -- "The victory is ours" -- Man without a party -- Trails of tears -- Lion of the west -- Bear-bit lion -- Go ahead -- Just a matter of time -- Gone to Texas -- Time of the comet -- El Alamo. |
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Subject: | Crockett, Davy, 1786-1836. United States. Congress > Biography. Pioneers > Tennessee > Biography. Legislators > United States > Biography. Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.) > Siege, 1836. |
Genre: | Biographies. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Webb City Public Library | 976.8 Wallis, Michael (Text) | 38262100419045 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |