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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 976.804092
EAN: 9781557092182
ISBN: 1557092184
Label: Applewood Books
Manufacturer: Applewood Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 128
Publication Date: November 01, 1993
Publisher: Applewood Books
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Studio: Applewood Books
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Product Description:
A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett of the State of Tennessee. Written in 1834, this iautobiographyi is like a tall tale of the life of a frontiersman, and established Davy Crockett as a larger-than-life American hero.
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My children and I have thorougly enjoyed our reading aloud of "Davy Crockett: His Own Story". Written by Davy himself you feel like you are standing along side this great man of courage, determination, and heroism. We were rivoted by the honoring way this man lived his life. An awesome model for boys to emulate!
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A great read: True, I may be prone to some bias, as Disney's first (and highly idealized) broadcast of "Davy Crockett: Indian Fighter" made its indelible print on me when I was several months shy of four years old. But Crockett's own story is a splendid, vivid, and revealing piece of work that belongs on the shelf of every student of its era. As a veteran reader of such material, and a much-published college and university educator, I commend the publisher of this work for its civil ... Read More
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I bought this book specifically because Davy Crockett himself was the author. I thought it would contain his entire autobiography, but the book ends before he goes off to Congress. The book and type are also much larger than I realized they would be. This book is more suitable for younger children. As an adult, I am quite disappointed.
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Davy Crockett is a legend -- and Crockett knew this while he was still alive. Throughout this autobiography, he is careful to conform to his public image, while being willing to clarify some of the tall tales being told.
Some have doubted Crockett's authorship, and he certainly used fellow congressman, Thomas Chilton of Kentucky to edit and assist in the manuscript preparation. However, the book is the work of Crockett and he wrote it in 1834, two years before the Alamo.
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