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1 online resource (1 audio file (10hr., 34 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
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Read by Chris Abernathy. |
| Summary |
David Crockett was an adventurer, a pioneer, and a media-savvy national celebrity. In his short-but-distinguished lifetime, this charismatic frontiersman won three terms as a US congressman and a presidential nomination. His 1834 memoir enjoyed frenzied sales and prompted the first-ever "official" book tour for its enormously popular author. Down-to-earth, heroic, and independent to a fault, the real Crockett became lost in his own hype, and he's been overshadowed by a larger-than-life, pop-culture character in a coonskin cap. Now, American Legend debunks the tall tales to reveal the fascinating truth of Crockett's hardscrabble childhood, his near-death experiences, his unlikely rise to Congress, and the controversial last stand at the Alamo that mythologized him beyond recognition. In this beautifully written narrative, Crockett emerges as never before: a rugged individual, a true American original, and an enduring symbol of the Western frontier. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Crockett, Davy, 1786-1836.
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United States. Congress. House -- Biography.
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Pioneers -- Tennessee -- Biography.
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Frontier and pioneer life -- Tennessee.
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Tennessee -- Biography.
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Legislators -- United States -- Biography.
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Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.) -- Siege, 1836.
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Soldiers -- United States -- Biography.
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Frontier and pioneer life -- Tennessee.
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Tennessee -- Biography.
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| Added Author |
Abernathy, Chris.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781666184556 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1666184551 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT14596518 |
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