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This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format. From Shakespeare's... Read Full Overview

David Crockett may not have been a model man, at least not by today's standards, but he was very representative of his social culture of his time. Once there were many men like him, now it is doubtful there are few left. These men were a source of great power and influence within... Read Full Overview

John Stevens Cabot Abbott (September 19, 1805 - June 17, 1877), an American historian, pastor, and pedagogical writerDavid Crockett: His Life and Adventures by John S. C. Abbott might be the most accurate book you'll ever read about this great American icon. Throughout the book,... Read Full Overview

David Crockett certainly was not a model man. But he was a representative man. He was conspicuously one of a very numerous class, still existing, and which has heretofore exerted a very powerful influence over this republic. As such, his wild and wondrous life is worthy of the... Read Full Overview

David Crockett certainly was not a model man. But he was a representative man. He was conspicuously one of a very numerous class, still existing, and which has heretofore exerted a very powerful influence over this republic. As such, his wild and wondrous life is worthy of the... Read Full Overview

David Crockett: His Life and Adventures By John S. C. AbbottFirst Published: 1874

A quiet force of character meets bold adventures. David Crockett: His Life And Adventures brings a legendary figure into sharp, human focus. This classic biographical narrative unfolds as a vivid slice of antebellum america, mixing frontier life adventures with a portrait of... Read Full Overview

John Stevens Cabot Abbott (September 19, 1805 - June 17, 1877), an American historian, pastor, and pedagogical writer, was born in Brunswick, Maine to Jacob and Betsey Abbott. Early life: He was a brother of Jacob Abbott, and was associated with him in the management of Abbott's... Read Full Overview

"David Crockett" from John Stevens Cabot Abbott. American historian, pastor, and pedagogical writer (1805-1877).