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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.
Table of Contents
- 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.
- HIS LIFE AND ADVENTURES
- 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.
- CHAPTER I.
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