David Crockett
Author | : James Atkins Shackford |
Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 1994-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0803292309 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780803292307 |
Rating | : 4/5 (09 Downloads) |
Download or read book David Crockett written by James Atkins Shackford and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Davy Crockett has been America's best-known folk hero for at least 160 years. This informed biography by James Atkins Shackford first appeared in 1956, at the height of the television-inspired Crockett craze. As Michael Lofaro notes in his introduction, "Shackford faced the monumental task of rescuing a nearly unknown David Crockett from the obscurity caused by the popularity of the earlier legendary Davys and deepened by Disney." He succeeded memorably, restoring David Crockett of Tennessee, a true pioneer and colorful figure even without romantic trappings.