Davy Crockett (History Maker Bios Series)

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Overview

True or false?
Davy Crockett's favorite hat was a coonskin cap.

False!
The cap comes from a 1950s TV show. The real Davy wore a brown felt hat.

  • He roamed the American frontier as a hunter and an army ...
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Overview

True or false?
Davy Crockett's favorite hat was a coonskin cap.

False!
The cap comes from a 1950s TV show. The real Davy wore a brown felt hat.

  • He roamed the American frontier as a hunter and an army scout.
  • He made up tall tales about himself to get elected to Congress.
  • He fought to the death at the Alamo in the struggle for Texas's independence.,p> Davy Crockett made history!

Describes the life and accomplishments of David Crockett, the famous frontier settler, congressman, and defender of the Alamo.

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Gr 2-4-Crockett never wore a coonskin cap and wasn't called "Davy" in his lifetime. These media myths, however, would've probably pleased him because he loved telling tall tales about himself. This series offering, using large type and simple language, does a good job of separating the man from the myth. Touching on his boyhood, the text focuses mostly on his political career. A final chapter revisits his heroic efforts at the Alamo and explains that how he met his death there is shrouded in mystery. Color cartoon illustrations, paintings, modern-day photographs, sidebar stories, and an official government portrait of Crockett fill out the pages. David A. Adler's A Picture Book of Davy Crockett (Holiday, 1996) focuses more on the legend than on the man, and the two books balance one another nicely.-Anne Chapman Callaghan, Racine Public Library, WI Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780760733899
  • Publisher: Barnes & Noble
  • Publication date: 7/8/2002
  • Series: History Maker Bios Series
  • Pages: 47
  • Sales rank: 244,129
  • Age range: 7 - 10 Years
  • Product dimensions: 5.80 (w) x 8.30 (h) x 0.40 (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction 5
1. Wild Boy 6
2. Hunter and Scout 14
3. Pioneer in Politics 21
4. Hunting for Votes 28
5. Remember the Alamo 35
Timeline 44
How Did David Crockett Die? 45
Further Reading 46
Websites 46
Select Bibliography 47
Index 48
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