Ebook: David Crockett: the Lion of the West

A biography of David "Davy" Crockett, looking at his life against the history of the frontier, and attempting to separate fact from fiction as regards his childhood, talent for hunting, storytelling gifts, military adventures, political career, and death in Texas in 1836.;Part I -- 1."Kilt him a b'ar" -- 2. Born on a riverbank in Franklin -- 3. The Crocketts arrive -- 4. Over the mountain -- 5. On the nolichucky -- 6.A boy's learning -- 7.Coming of age -- 8. The odyssey -- 9. Rise above -- 10. Lovesick -- 11. Polly -- 12. Finley's gap -- Part II -- 13. Kentuck -- 14."Remember Fort Mims" -- 15."We shot them like dogs" -- 16. Riding with sharp knife -- 17."Root hog or die" -- 18. Cabin fever -- 19.A tincture of luck -- Part III -- 20."Itchy footed" -- 21."Natural born sense" -- 22. Gentleman from the cane -- 23. Land of the shakes -- 24. In the eye of a "harricane" -- 25.A fool for luck -- 26. Big time -- 27."The victory is ours" -- Part IV -- 28. Man without a party -- 29. Trails of tears -- 30. Lion of the west -- 31. Bear-bit lion -- 32. Go ahead -- 33. Just a matter of time -- 34. Gone to Texas -- 35. Time of the comet -- 36. El Alamo.