基本信息出版社：Forge Books
页码：208 页
出版日期：2007年02月
ISBN：0765310686
International Standard Book Number：0765310686
条形码：9780765310682
EAN：9780765310682
装帧：平装
正文语种：英语
丛书名：American Heroes

内容简介 Perhaps no other figure in American history is more shrouded in myth and legend than David ("Davy") Crockett, the Tennessee frontiersman whose death at the Alamo in 1836 insured his place in the Valhalla of American heroes.A gregarious, fun-loving man, Crockett was capable of spinning the tallest of tales, but the truth of his life was far more fascinating than the myth. His hunting and exploration adventures, his service as a soldier under Andrew Jackson in the Creek Indian War of 1813, his rise in politics to the United States Congress, his incessant search for "elbow room" that took him to Texas – these were the real fabric of a heroic life.In writing of the historical Crockett, Groneman dispels the myths to discover the genuine hero beneath them. He writes at length of the defense of the Alamo, describes how Crockett's reputation and heroism have been tainted by revisionist historians, and presents new evidence that the Tennessean’s heroics during the siege have, if anything, been understated.
作者简介 William Groneman III, at the time of his recent retirement, was a captain of the New York City Fire Department and company commander of Engine Company 308 which worked at Ground Zero just hours after the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. A longtime student of the battle of the Alamo he has written books and articles exploring some of the myths and misconceptions of it.
媒体推荐 "I salute Bill Groneman both for his career as a captain of the New York City Fire Department and this splendid new book on David Crockett, one of America’s favorite heroes." — Fess Parker, actor, Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

"An insightful and interesting examination of a unique nineteenth-century American hero." — William R. Chmerka, founder of the Alamo Society and editor of The Crockett Chronicle

"[Groneman] presents Crockett as a believable man of his time and place...an important historical figure who was often authentically heroic." — Booklist

"Groneman cuts through the myth and legend to uncover as much as possible of the real Davy Crockett..." — Library Journal