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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9781151641113
ISBN: 1151641111
Label: General Books LLC
Manufacturer: General Books LLC
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 94
Publication Date: December 25, 2009
Publisher: General Books LLC
Studio: General Books LLC
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Publisher: E.L. Carey and A. Hart Publication date: 1834 Subjects: Creek War, 1813-1814 Tennessee Biography
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Great Book!!! I especially liked the "folksy" way it was written, to give readers a real feel for the frontier, backwoods life in the Eastern States of 200 years ago. It's even endearing to read of Davy's real-life adventures in his own semi-literate writing style. He did make quite a life of his too-short 50 years on this Earth! I also highly recommend American Legend: The Real-Life Adventures of David Crockett, a more recent book by Buddy Levy. This was the first book I've read on the subject of ... Read More
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Professor Hutton gives us a scholarly edition of an essential American folk narrative. Partly an exercise in self-promotion (Crockett makes it clear he sees himself on the way to the Presidency) and partly an attempt to correct - or recast - the myth that already surrounded him, it remains a valuable insight into the social history of early nineteenth-century America.
Davy was the great hero of the children of my generation, following the Disney movie, the Ballad and so on. It's nice ... Read More
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Confusion about authorhip has followed "A Narrative" more than 170 years. It helps to understand that Thos. Chilton, Representative from Kentucky, shared living quarters with Crockett at Mary Ball's Rooming House. They were actual bedfellows, which was the custom of the times; Thos. Chilton was father, eventually, to 15 children. Thomas Chilton had a university education and wrote with recognized eloquence. He crafted "A Narrative" from Crockett's notes and dictation, using carefully the homespun dialogue ... Read More
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Davy Crockett's Narrative first appeared early in 1834 at the height of his political career. During the 1820s he had won a couple of terms in the Tennessee state legislature, and in 1827 he won a seat in Congress representing the western half of the state. He was a foe of Andrew Jackson and a political maverick; when he advocated for Indian rights he won the enmity of many in Congress and his constituents, and was voted from office in 1831. He licked his wounds and patched up differences, and was re ... Read More
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David Crockett found himself to have become mythologized in his own lifetime. Every indication is that he arrived at this place accidentally, but that once he recognized his own pop-culture status he took advantage of it and nurtured it at every turn. His Narrative, therefore, must be read with a certain amount of skepticism nevertheless it is still valuable as an historical record.
The narrative is a journey from start to finish; true Homeric stuff. He describes his journey into adulthood in pre ... Read More
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