David Crockett: His Life and Adventures

The narrative traces the frontier-born life of a celebrated woodsman and politician, following his humble origins, perilous childhood, and rise through backwoods hunting, hunting anecdotes, and military service in Indian wars. It covers domestic trials, marriages, financial ups and downs, and episodes of generosity and restlessness that punctuate a life of continual movement. The account then follows his public career in local and national legislatures, a wide speaking tour, an ultimately frustrated political campaign, and his departure for Texas, concluding with his participation in the siege at the Alamo and the account of his death.