“Born on a mountaintop in Tennessee, Greenest state in the land of the free Raised in the woods so he knew every tree, Kilt him a b'ar when he was only 3. Davy, Davy Crockett, King of the wild frontier!” (“Davy Crockett, Tall Tales, and History”). Actually, he was born in 1786 to John and Rebecca Crockett in a cabin by the river, in what was then called the state of Franklin, now eastern Tennessee and never preferred Davy, he liked to be called David. He never killed a bear when he was three, in fact, the only thing that even comes close to this was that his father taught him to shoot when he was eight. This was cut short because his father preferred him to be educated so off to school he went. This is one of many myths to fact comparisons attributed to the Hero of the Alamo, Congressman, and King of the Wild Frontier.
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It was the diary of a Mexican soldier that helped further Crockett’s hero status when he depicts David’s death, “Some seven men had survived the general carnage and under the protection of General (Manuel Fernandez) Castrillon, they were brought before Santa Anna. Among them was one of great stature, well proportioned, with regular features, in whose face there was the imprint of adversity, but in whom one also noticed a degree of resignation and nobility that did him honor.
He was the naturalist David Crockett, well known in North America for his unusual adventures, who had undertaken to explore the country and who, finding himself in Bexar at the very moment of surprise, had taken refuge in the Alamo, fearing that his status as a foreigner might not be respected” (Biffle). The remaining soldiers were ordered executed on the spot. It’s important to understand that the depiction came from an enemy and not someone interested in furthering Davy Crockett’s
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It was the diary of a Mexican soldier that helped further Crockett’s hero status when he depicts David’s death, “Some seven men had survived the general carnage and under the protection of General (Manuel Fernandez) Castrillon, they were brought before Santa Anna. Among them was one of great stature, well proportioned, with regular features, in whose face there was the imprint of adversity, but in whom one also noticed a degree of resignation and nobility that did him honor.
He was the naturalist David Crockett, well known in North America for his unusual adventures, who had undertaken to explore the country and who, finding himself in Bexar at the very moment of surprise, had taken refuge in the Alamo, fearing that his status as a foreigner might not be respected” (Biffle). The remaining soldiers were ordered executed on the spot. It’s important to understand that the depiction came from an enemy and not someone interested in furthering Davy Crockett’s