David Crockett, Michael Wallis
David Crockett, Michael Wallis
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David Crockett
The Lion of the West

Author: Michael Wallis

Narrator: John Pruden

Unabridged: 10 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/18/2011


Synopsis

His name was David Crockett. He never signed his name any other way, but popular culture transformed his memory into "Davy Crockett," and Hollywood gave him a raccoon hat he hardly ever wore. Bestselling historian Michael Wallis casts a fresh look at the frontiersman, storyteller, and politician behind these legendary stories.

Born into a humble Tennessee family in 1786, Crockett never "killed him a b'ar" when he was only three. But he did cut a huge swath across early-nineteenth-century America—as a bear hunter, a frontier explorer, a soldier serving under Andrew Jackson, an unlikely congressman, and, finally, a martyr in his now-controversial death at the Alamo. Wallis's David Crockett is more than a riveting story. It is a revelatory, authoritative biography that separates fact from fiction, providing us with an extraordinary evocation of a true American hero and the rough-and-tumble times in which he lived.

About Michael Wallis

Michael Wallis is the author of the bestseller Route 66 and the highly acclaimed Pretty Boy. He also hosts the PBS series American Roads, and he is the voice of the sheriff in Pixar's animated film Cars. A three-time nominee for the Pulitzer Prize, he has also been nominated for the National Book Award and was the recipient of the first Steinbeck Award. He lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jay on September 09, 2011

Though "my" Fess Parker experience was the 1960's TV series "Daniel Boone," Wallis' youth was framed by the mid-50's Walt Disney "Davy Crockett." In his prologue, Wallis goes into great detail about the series and his family's subsequent 1955 summer pilgrimage to all things Crockett throughout Tenne......more

Goodreads review by Terry on August 02, 2020

I wasn't part of the original Disney inspired David Crockett craze of the 1950s, but in the 1960s Crockett mania had a resurgence during my generation. The Crockett serial was re-run on 'The Wonderful World of Color'. I also remember going to Disneyland and visiting Frontierland, where coonskin caps......more