David Crockett: The Lion of the West

by Michael Wallis

Book Overview

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. Best-selling 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393067580
• ISBN13: 9780393067583
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.3"