Narrative of The Life of David Crockett of The State of Tennessee by Davy Crockett
In his autobiography, Davy Crockett paints himself as a barely-educated country kid with strong morals who happens to get thrown into politics. He barely has an education and tries to skip school and avoid corporal punishment. He gets married eventually after being rejected a few times earlier. He ended up in politics somewhat by accident, with people putting him on the ballot without his approval. Once there, he tried to make the best of it and won. He tells of many bear killings. It starts with a few small killings, and then he is killing a hundred in a year. Is this really true or just an exaggeration? His autobiography paints the portrait of an interesting character. It is easy to see how a legend would spin up about his life.
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