Davy Crockett and the Great Mississippi Snag


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Ever hear of a feller named Davy Crockett? Folks say he fell from the sky with a coonskin on his head and a smile on his face. But did you know he saved steamers on the Mighty Mississippi from a giant gator? Yesiree, that Davy Crockett roughed up that ol gator real good! Kick off yer boots and listen to this fascinatin' tale of Davy Crockett.




Davy Crockett and the Great Mississippi Snag


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Davy Crockett battles Snag, a fierce gator, from destroying steamers along the Mississipi River.







Mississippi Mayhem


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Davy and Flavius decide to take a canoe trip down the Mississippi. They run into hardcases out to grab everything he has and hostile Indians out for his scalp. That seems a stroll in the woods compared to what is waiting for him up ahead - an old Indian myth that is all too real.




Davy Crockett


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The story of Davy Crockett, his hunting exploits, and his life on the edge of civilization starting in Tennessee and pushing farther into the unexplored western country.




Davy Crockett's Almanack, of Wild Sports in the West, 1838, Vol. 1


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Excerpt from Davy Crockett's Almanack, of Wild Sports in the West, 1838, Vol. 1: Life in the Backwoods, Sketches of Texas, and Rows on the Mississippi Way across, the log kind 0' turned, and I went chewallop into the water; Neb pulled me out, and I swan if ever I Went hun'tin arter that. A Fearful Incident at the Cumberland Gap, in Western Virginia. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




Davy Crockett's Great River Adventure


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In 1824 Davy Crockett traveled on a flatboat down the Obion River and the Mississippi River to Memphis. To celebrate the Tennessee Bicentennial, Volunteer 200 put together a re-creation of that trip.







David Crockett: The Lion of the West


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"Vivid, Comprehensible . . . cuts through decades of mythmaking." —Texas Monthly Popular culture transformed his memory into “Davy Crockett,” and Hollywood gave him a raccoon hat he hardly ever wore. In this surprising New York Times bestseller, historian Michael Wallis has cast a fresh look at the flesh-and-blood man behind one of the most celebrated figures in American history. More than a riveting story, Wallis’s David Crockett is a revelatory, authoritative biography that separates fact from fiction and provides us with an extraordinary evocation of not only a true American hero but also the rough-and-tumble times in which he lived.