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Excerpt from David Crockett: Scout, Small Boy, Pilgrim, Mountaineer, Soldier, Bear-Hunter, and Congressman, Defender of the Alamo
The story of David Crockett stands apart from all others in our history - a nebulous collection of traditions about a great array of facts. To the unnumbered thousands to whom his name is famil~ iar he is often as unreal as the hero of a mediaeval romance or of Scandinavian mythology. This book will follow his history with close attention to dates, and without recognition of the impossible legends of many writers. To accomplish this has required much reading and research, much weighing of evidence, and the help of others. The portrait of David Crockett, now for the first time pub lished, is after the original in the Alamo, painted by the famous artist Chapman while Crockett was a Congressman. It is a picture that reveals the secret of his success in Winning friends and fame.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The story of David Crockett stands apart from all others in our history - a nebulous collection of traditions about a great array of facts. To the unnumbered thousands to whom his name is famil~ iar he is often as unreal as the hero of a mediaeval romance or of Scandinavian mythology. This book will follow his history with close attention to dates, and without recognition of the impossible legends of many writers. To accomplish this has required much reading and research, much weighing of evidence, and the help of others. The portrait of David Crockett, now for the first time pub lished, is after the original in the Alamo, painted by the famous artist Chapman while Crockett was a Congressman. It is a picture that reveals the secret of his success in Winning friends and fame.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
Charles Fletcher Allen
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780266525837
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm
Page Count - 311
Paperback
Contributors
Author
Charles Fletcher Allen
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780282417420
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm
Page Count - 313
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