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David Crockett

The Man and the Legend

By: James Atkins Shackford

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David Crockett

The Man and the Legend

By: James Atkins Shackford

Davy Crockett has been America's best-known folk hero for at least 160 years. This informed biography by James Atkins Shackford first appeared in 1956, at the height of the television-inspired Crockett craze. As Michael Lofaro notes in his introduction, "Shackford faced the monumental task of rescuing a nearly unknown David Crockett from the obscurity caused by the popularity of the earlier legendary Davys and deepened by Disney." He succeeded memorably, restoring David Crockett of Tennessee, a true pioneer and colorful figure even without romantic trappings.

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U of Nebraska Press

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0803292309

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9780803292307

How Did Davy Die? And Why Do We Care So Much?

Commemorative Edition

By: Dan Kilgore,James E. Crisp

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How Did Davy Die? And Why Do We Care So Much?

Commemorative Edition

By: Dan Kilgore,James E. Crisp

Just over thirty years ago, Dan Kilgore ignited a controversy with his presidential address to the Texas State Historical Association and its subsequent publication in book form, How Did Davy Die? After the 1975 release of the first-ever English translation of eyewitness accounts by Mexican army officer José Enrique de la Peña, Kilgore had the audacity to state publicly that historical sources suggested Davy Crockett did not die on the ramparts of the Alamo, swinging the shattered remains of his rifle "Old Betsy." Rather, Kilgore asserted, Mexican forces took Crockett captive and then executed him on Santa Anna's order. Soon after the publication of How Did Davy Die?, the London Daily Mail associated Kilgore with "the murder of a myth;" he became the subject of articles in Texas Monthly and the Wall Street Journal; and some who considered his historical argument an affront to a treasured American icon delivered personal insults and threats of violence. Now, in this enlarged, commemorative edition, James E. Crisp, a professional historian and a participant in the debates over the De la Peña diary, reconsiders the heated disputation surrounding How Did Davy Die? and poses the intriguing follow-up question, “. . . And Why Do We Care So Much?” Crisp reviews the origins and subsequent impact of Kilgore’s book, both on the historical hullabaloo and on the author. Along the way, he provides fascinating insights into methods of historical inquiry and the use—or non-use—of original source materials when seeking the truth of events that happened in past centuries. He further examines two aspects of the debate that Kilgore shied away from: the place and function of myth in culture, and the racial overtones of some of the responses to Kilgore’s work.

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Texas A&M University Press

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1603441948

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9781603441940

Fetching the Old Southwest

Humorous Writing from Longstreet to Twain

By: James H. Justus

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Fetching the Old Southwest

Humorous Writing from Longstreet to Twain

By: James H. Justus

For more than a quarter-century, despite the admirable excavations that have unearthed such humorists as John Gorman Barr and Marcus Lafayette, the most significant of the humorists from the Old Southwest have remained the same: Crockett, Longstreet, Thompson, Baldwin, Thorpe, Hooper, Robb, Harris, and Lewis. Forming a kind of shadow canon in American literature that led to Mark Twain's early work, from 1834 to 1867 these authors produced a body of writing that continues to reward attentive readers." "James H. Justus's Fetching the Old Southwest examines this writing in the context of other discourses contemporaneous with it: travel books, local histories, memoirs, and sports manuals, as well as unpublished private forms such as personal correspondence, daybooks, and journals. Like most writing, humor is a product of its place and time, and the works studied herein are no exception. The antebellum humorists provide an important look into the social and economic conditions that were prevalent in the southern "new country," a place that would, in time, become the Deep South." "While previous books about Old Southwest humor have focused on individual authors, Justus has produced the first critical study to encompass all of the humor from this time period. Teachers and students of literary history will appreciate the incredible range of documentation, both primary and secondary."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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616

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University of Missouri Press

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0826264174

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9780826264176

Comedy, an Annotated Bibliography of Theory and Criticism

By: James E. Evans

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Comedy, an Annotated Bibliography of Theory and Criticism

By: James E. Evans

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430

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Scarecrow Press

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0810819872

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9780810819870

The Blood of Heroes

The 13-Day Struggle for the Alamo--and the Sacrifice That Forged a Nation

By: James Donovan

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The Blood of Heroes

The 13-Day Struggle for the Alamo--and the Sacrifice That Forged a Nation

By: James Donovan

On February 23, 1836, a large Mexican army led by dictator Santa Anna reached San Antonio and laid siege to about 175 Texas rebels holed up in the Alamo. The Texans refused to surrender for nearly two weeks until almost 2,000 Mexican troops unleashed a final assault. The defenders fought valiantly-for their lives and for a free and independent Texas-but in the end, they were all slaughtered. Their ultimate sacrifice inspired the rallying cry "Remember the Alamo!" and eventual triumph. Exhaustively researched, and drawing upon fresh primary sources in U.S. and Mexican archives, The Blood of Heros is the definitive account of this epic battle. Populated by larger-than-life characters -- including Davy Crockett, James Bowie, William Barret Travis -- this is a stirring story of audacity, valor, and redemption.

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359

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Little, Brown

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0316202541

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9780316202541

Explosion and Blast-Related Injuries

Effects of Explosion and Blast from Military Operations and Acts of Terrorism

By: Nabil M. Elsayed Ph.D.,James L. Atkins MD Ph.D.

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Explosion and Blast-Related Injuries

Effects of Explosion and Blast from Military Operations and Acts of Terrorism

By: Nabil M. Elsayed Ph.D.,James L. Atkins MD Ph.D.

Explosion and Blast-Related Injuries is an authoritative text that brings together diverse knowledge gained from both the experience of clinicians treating blast casualties and the insights of scientists obtained from research and modeling of blast exposures. By providing information on explosion and blast injury patterns, as well as the mechanism of blast-induced injuries, it is a useful reference for both physicians and researchers. With contributions by experts from around the globe, the book covers topics such as the epidemiology of blast and explosion injury, pathology and pathophysiology, and the modeling and mechanism of injury. Finally, this book might stimulate additional studies into ways to improve our current mass casualty response systems.* Contains contributions from experts who had first hand experience dealing with explosion and blast injuries. * Provides a diverse global experience derived from both military operations and terrorist attacks in civilian settings from the US, Europe and the Middle East. * Covers such topics as epidemiology of blast and explosion injury, pathology and pathophysiology, modeling and mechanism of injury, and finally presents the global experiences of blast injury and mass casualty management.

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397

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Academic Press

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0080878024

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9780080878027

Tommy Atkins at War as Told in His Own Letters

By: James Alexander Kilpatrick

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Tommy Atkins at War as Told in His Own Letters

By: James Alexander Kilpatrick

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Wentworth Press

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0530441063

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9780530441061

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David Crockett

David Crockett

How Did Davy Die? And Why Do We Care So Much?

How Did Davy Die? And Why Do We Care So Much?

Fetching the Old Southwest

Fetching the Old Southwest

Comedy, an Annotated Bibliography of Theory and Criticism

Comedy, an Annotated Bibliography of Theory and Criticism

The Blood of Heroes

The Blood of Heroes

Explosion and Blast-Related Injuries

Explosion and Blast-Related Injuries

Tommy Atkins at War as Told in His Own Letters

Tommy Atkins at War as Told in His Own Letters

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