Narrative of the Life of David Crockett : Of the State of Tennessee (Classic Reprint)

from Widsith

The King of the Wild Frontier was no great writer, but he certainly lived through some interesting times. The prose style is conversational, with often fascinating outbreaks of nineteenth-century backwoods slang (Davy gets "plaguy thirty" and knocks back "a leetle of the creater"), although the c...

from Widsith

The King of the Wild Frontier was no great writer, but he certainly lived through some interesting times. The prose style is conversational, with often fascinating outbreaks of nineteenth-century backwoods slang (Davy gets "plaguy thirty" and knocks back "a leetle of the creater"), although the c...

from GlennBell

Truly the worst autobiography that I have ever read. The commentary provided is without context, is trivial in nature, and poorly written. If you wanted to learn something about Davy Crockett you will get some insight into what life was like for him, but I cannot recommend this book. Perhaps this...

from countrylife

"Davy Crockett's Own Story", told with folksy good humor, for all the world as if it was four or five decades ago and I was eavesdropping on Grandpa and the other menfolk talking hunting and politics, and how this country would be better off 'if'. Except Davy Crockett is ever so much more famous ...