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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 976.804092
EAN: 9781933979519
ISBN: 1933979518
Label: Bright Sky Press
Manufacturer: Bright Sky Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 340
Publication Date: November 01, 2009
Publisher: Bright Sky Press
Studio: Bright Sky Press
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Countering the widespread historical persona of David Crockett as little more than a coonskin-capped, buckskin-clad frontier hero, this remarkable biography chronicles his life in politics, revealing him instead as an inveterate entrepreneur, advocate for the poor, and career politician with a talent for hardball campaigning. Through a careful review of his letters, speeches, and political circulars, this provocative and insightful examination provides a unique, long-ignored perspective on the man behind the legend and corrects inaccurate portrayals perpetuated by previous works, most notably James A. Shackford's landmark 1956 biography. Following his political rise from justice of the peace and magistrate to two-term representative in the Tennessee State Legislature and three-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives, this account fully documents the elections of 1829, 1831, 1833, and 1835 and details the progress of both the Tennessee Land Bill (1829-1830) and the Indian Removal Bill (1830). A truly exceptional volume, this exploration offers an alternative context for one of American history's most important figures and evaluates the political objectives for which he constantly strove.
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"David Crockett in Congress", The Rise and Fall of the Poor Man's Friend
By James R. Boylston and Allen J. Wiener
Bright Sky Press
336 pages including index
As a reviewer for Our History Project I have the opportunity to read a lot of historical based books, and conduct interviews with the authors of those I like. Every couple of month or so, I get my hands on a stellar book that stands out from the crowd and it means just a little more than the rest. "David Crockett ... Read More
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When this book arrived, I was shocked at the size. I'm not sure how I pictured it, but I wasn't expecting a deluxe hardcover the size of a big city phonebook!
Then I read it, and had still another revelation. You see, folks, this is no ordinary history book. It's a landmark in Crockett literature. Bottom line? This is the most important Crockett book to appear in over fifty years. I know, because aside from a handful of juvenile biographies and storybooks, I've read them all.
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I first encountered the quietly-humorous David version of the Old Betsy-swinging "King of the Wild Frontier" in Stephen Harrigan's historical novel Gates of the Alamo. The militia colonel's respectability was intriguing. Later I saw it improved upon in William C. Davis' history Three Roads to the Alamo.
This new, voluminous history book, with its collected letters, selected campaign material, and congressional play-by-play,leaves no doubt that the bar-killin' Davy caricature (though Crockett ... Read More
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An excerpt from the April 9, 1836 edition of the Niles Weekly Register (Baltimore, Maryland) provides the now famous account of Davy Crockett's arrival in Texas:
"A gentleman from Nacogdoches, in Texas, informs us, that, whilst there, he dined in public with col. Crockett, who had just arrived from Tennessee. The old bear-hunter, on being toasted, made a speech to the Texians, replete with his usual dry humor. He began nearly in this style: "I am told, gentlemen, that, when a stranger, like myself, ... Read More
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David Crockett in Congress is far the best book on Crockett I have read since Shackford's book from 1956. The book is very well researched and contains a lot of new information on the real David Crockett never told before. I am a researcher of David Crockett myself, and this book contains what many of us have waited for; new facts on Crockett. I have also hoped for years that some one would publish Crockett's many letters and circulars. The book also contains the Crockett portraits which are located at many different ... Read More
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