Davy Crockett was a child of the frontier, where violence and danger were everywhere. A hunter, soldier and backwoods politician, he helped settle large swaths of the still-growing United States. In the process, he became an American legend, with his life and exploits dramatised - and often fictionalised - in film and TV. Renowned author George Edward Stanley tells the true story: his difficult childhood; his time in the militia fighting the Indians and the British; his decision to become a Justice of the Peace and eventually run for the Tennessee State Legislature; and his final stand and death, at the famous battle of the Alamo.

 

This book is part of a book series called Sterling Biographies .

There are 128 pages in this book. This book was published 2008 by Sterling Juvenile .

George Edward Stanley is a Professor of African and Middle Eastern Languages and Linguistics at Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma where he lives. Stanley has 100 books to his credit, some of which have been critically acclaimed.