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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wallis, Michael, 1945-
Language:English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton, 2011.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Crockett, Davy, > 1786-1836.
Pioneers > Tennessee > Biography.
Legislators > United States > Biography.
United States. > Congress. > House > Biography.
Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.) > Siege, 1836.
Genre:
Biography.
Physical Description:xviii, 380 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • "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.