Davy Crockett: His Own Story: A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett (Applewood Books)

Five stars because it’s Davy Crockett’s own story. It’s difficult to follow at times because of what I guess I’ll call the slang of that time. I live in Alabama and found the chapters about General Jackson’s army and Horseshoe Bend really interesting. The last few chapters at the Alamo were very intriguing to read as well. This guy had some experiences with Mexicans and Indians as well as an elected official.

It was exactly what I expected and in good condition. Thanks

It's written in an old timey way of talking, so kids might have a hard time understanding it, but it's a great read, and short too. And the words are printed big so my dad loved it because the big letters were easy to see

Since he wasn't much of a writer it was a little difficult to read, but on the other hand part of the interest knowing it was in his own words. Amazing to see how he grew up and lived and what things was normal life that today people would think they'd die from. I live in north Alabama and it was real interesting that he mentioned places by name around here and south Tennessee that are the same today!

Was very interested to read about Crockett's life in his own words. Would have preferred the physical size of the book be a bit smaller- being so large kept me from taking it anywhere with me to read, but the cover and paper quality are excellent.

Okay, I have to give the author credit. He wasn't a scholar and wrote during a time when 6th grade was higher education. The story isn't as detailed or exciting as many of this biographies but as a first-person account of some of the major events in his life, it's interesting. Of course it omits the Alamo because, well... he didn't survive.

It was good, interesting, and certainly written in the style of the period. He really had a thing for bears. Pioneers were super tough in eighteenth American. Swimming those frozen rivers and shinning up a tree and sliding down just to keep from freezing tells a lot about his toughness. It left me wanting more, and ended with nothing about his travels to Texas and his experiences there. Can't fault him for not writing about the Alamo since he died there.

King of the wild frontier