Book
Born on a mountaintop : on the road with Davy Crockett and the ghosts of the wild frontier
Edition
1st ed.
Publication Information
New York : Crown Trade Group, [2013], c2012.
Physical Description
375 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Summary
An American icon: Pioneer. Congressman. Martyr of the Alamo. King of the Wild Frontier. As with all great legends, Davy Crockett's has been retold many times, repeatedly reinvented by historians and popular storytellers. In fact, one could argue that there are three distinct Crocketts: the real David, before he became famous; the celebrity politician whose backwoods image Crockett himself created, then lost control of; and the mythic Davy we know today. Bob Thompson follows Crockett's footsteps from his birthplace in East Tennessee, to Washington, where he served three terms in Congress, and on to the Alamo, seeking out those who know, love, and are still willing to fight over his life and legacy.
Notes
Map on endpapers.
Contents
- "Play that song again"
- Remember Kings Mountain!
- The ballad of Polly Finley
- David Crockett, Indian fighter
- Go west, poor man
- Crockett goes rogue
- "Don't get above your raisin'"
- "The richest country in the world"
- "Crockett goes a-head, though dead"
- "The whole country came unglued"
- Soldiers in the Crockett wars
- The ghosts of Davy Crockett.