How David Crockett’s Frontier Image and Martyrdom at the Alamo Shaped America
How David Crockett’s Frontier Image and Martyrdom at the Alamo Shaped America by Phillip Thomas Tucker
English | July 23, 2024 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0DB2PSCT6 | 78 pages | EPUB | 0.58 Mb
English | July 23, 2024 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0DB2PSCT6 | 78 pages | EPUB | 0.58 Mb
Very few historical figures and their mythical and romantic images in American history have had a more profound impact on the course of American history in both the nineteenth century and the twentieth century than the popular frontiersman David Crockett. In his own lifetime, Crockett became a living legend. When he was killed by Mexican forces at the Alamo in the early morning of March 6,1836, it fueled a national anger and outrage that led in part to the Mexican-American War in which Mexico lost half its territory, including California. Then, in the twentieth century, the Davy "Crockett Craze" left a significant emotional and psychological impact on an entire generation of young Americans, the "Baby Boomers," who fought and died in the Vietnam War. This book has explored the significant impact of the image of Crockett in American history and on generations of Americans.