Books with title The Story of Davy Crockett: Frontier Hero

Read all about Davy Crockett, the famous American frontiersman, in this nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read!People said that when Davy was born he weighed more than two hundred pounds! They also said he saved the world from a comet by grabbing its tail, twirling it around, and sending it back into the sky. These stories are just myths, but Davy did have an amazing life. Here is the real story of Davy Crockett, fearless soldier and leader who always stood up for what he believed in. A special section in the back of the book includes a time line of Davy Crockett's life.

The famous "coonskin" politician was always more than the self-promoted backwoods Everyman. An astute and agile leader, Crockett would come of age during the Creek Wars, and die a hero at the battle of the Alamo in Texas. Today we can distinguish between the legend and the history of Davy Crockett, as we survey the facts of his life and the fantasies of more than a century of stories told in songs, films, and books.

This is not a print-on-demand or facsimile copy but a hardcover book with a dust jacket price of $1.50 published by Grosset & Dunlap, New York 10, NY. with a 1952 copyright. It is part of the "Signature Books." There is a "3" on the lower dust jacket spine. There are black and white illustrations by Charles B. Falls. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 52-11067. There were numerous reprints and editions. This book is a biography for children of the famous woodsman and hunter who could snuff a candle with a bullet, was hated by every bear in the county, and was known by politicians as "the gamecock of the wilderness." The author, Enid Lamonte Meadowcroft (1898-1966), wrote numerous children's books.

"Be sure you are right, then go ahead," was Davy Crockett's famous motto. Davy himself lived up to it to the best of his ability, although in those rough-and-ready pioneer days it was not always easy to discover what was "right." Crockett was born in East Tennessee, over a century ago, when the country was little more than a wilderness. His father was a tavern keeper, and the boy early came in contact with the roving characters who passed by. He was bound out to a cattle drover headed for Virginia, and as a boy of twelve made his way back home across hundreds of miles of wild country. He grew up as a crack shot and a fearless hunter, either of wild game or of Indians. He was elected to Congress, where he made a picturesque figure, but soon returned to the frontier, his natural habitat. Then he went down to Texas to help that State achieve its independence. The whole world is familiar with the story of the Alamo—how a handful of men braved the Mexican Army until the last defender was slain. One of the very last to fall was Davy Crockett—facing the enemy to the last. No hero in fiction ever led a more colorful life—as the present writer shows. The story is replete with adventure from first to last, but is founded closely on fact.

By learning about history from a particular and unique biographical perspective, each student will learn about the following social studies curricular themes: - culture- individual development and identity- power, authority, and governance- global connections- people, places, and environments- individuals, groups, and institutions- production, distribution, and consumption- civic ideals and practices