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David Crockett: His Life and Adventures

By John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

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Tennessee soldier and politician David Crockett played a significant role in his home state's history, but it is his legendary skill as a frontiersman and hunter that earned him an outsized reputation, eventually landing him a spot in the pantheon of American folk heroes. This engaging volume combines a factual account of Crockett's life along with some of the tall tales and over-the-top adventures with which he is credited.

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AMERICAN PIONEERS AND PATRIOTS.
DAVID CROCKETT:
- HIS LIFE AND ADVENTURES
  - BY
- JOHN S. C. ABBOTT
  - ILLUSTRATED.
  - PREFACE.
- CONTENTS
  - CHAPTER I.
  - Parentage and Childhood.
  - CHAPTER II.
  - Youthful Adventures.
  - CHAPTER III.
  - Marriage and Settlement.
  - CHAPTER IV.
  - The Soldier Life.
  - CHAPTER V.
  - Indian Warfare.
  - CHAPTER VI.
  - The Camp and the Cabin.
  - CHAPTER VII.
  - The Justice of Peace and the Legislator.
  - CHAPTER VIII.
  - Life on the Obion.
  - CHAPTER IX.
  - Adventures in the Forest, on the River, and in the City
  - CHAPTER X.
  - Crockett's Tour to the North and the East.
  - CHAPTER XI.
  - The Disappointed Politician.—Off for Texas.
  - CHAPTER XII.
  - Adventures on the Prairie.
  - CHAPTER XIII.
  - Conclusion.
DAVID CROCKETT.
- CHAPTER I.
  - Parentage and Childhood.
  - CHAPTER II.
  - Youthful Adventures.
  - CHAPTER III.
  - Marriage and Settlement.
  - CHAPTER IV.
  - The Soldier Life.
  - CHAPTER V.
  - Indian Warfare.
  - CHAPTER VI.
  - The Camp and the Cabin.
  - CHAPTER VII.
  - The Justice of Peace and the Legislator.
  - CHAPTER VIII.
  - Life on the Obion.
  - CHAPTER IX.
  - Adventures in the Forest, on the River, and in the City
  - CHAPTER X.
  - Crockett's Tour to the North and the East.
  - CHAPTER XI.
  - The Disappointed Politician.—Off for Texas.
  - CHAPTER XII.
  - Adventures on the Prairie.
  - CHAPTER XIII.
  - Conclusion.