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Excerpt from Narrative of the Life of David Crockett: Of the State of Tennessee Fashion is a thing I care mighty little about, except when it happens to run just exactly according to my own notion, and I was mighty nigh sending out my book Without any preface at all, until a notion struck me, that perhaps it was necessary to explain a little the reason why and where fore I had written it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundre...

Trieste Publishing has a massive catalogue of classic book titles. Our aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. The many thousands of books in our collection have been sourced from libraries and private collections around the world.The titles that Trieste Publishing has chosen to be part of the collection have been scanned to simulate the original. O...

Trieste Publishing has a massive catalogue of classic book titles. Our aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. The many thousands of books in our collection have been sourced from libraries and private collections around the world.The titles that Trieste Publishing has chosen to be part of the collection have been scanned to simulate the original. O...

Trieste Publishing has a massive catalogue of classic book titles. Our aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. The many thousands of books in our collection have been sourced from libraries and private collections around the world.The titles that Trieste Publishing has chosen to be part of the collection have been scanned to simulate the original. O...

Trieste Publishing has a massive catalogue of classic book titles. Our aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. The many thousands of books in our collection have been sourced from libraries and private collections around the world.The titles that Trieste Publishing has chosen to be part of the collection have been scanned to simulate the original. O...

Excerpt from Sketches and Eccentricities of Col. David Crockett, of West TennesseeHaving thus resolved upon a preface, I will write as long as my humour prompts, or until the fit under which I am now labouring wears off.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art...

Excerpt from An Account of Col. Crockett's Tour to the North and Down East, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty-Four: His Object Being to Examine the Grand Manufacturing Establishments of the Country, And Also to Find Out the Condition of Its Literature and Morals, the Extent of Its Commerce, and the Practical Operation of "the Experiment"Somebody told me once of a member of Congress, I think from Philadelphia, who sa...

(LARGE PRINT EDITION) Containing Every Authentic Particular By Which His Extraordinary Character Has Been Formed. With A Concise History Of The Events That Have Occasioned His Unparalleled Elevation, Together With A Review Of His Policy As A Statesman.

Even as a child, Davy Crockett "always delighted to be in the very thickest of danger." Better known to us as "King of the Wild Frontier, " Davy Crockett was not only a frontiersman but also a politician who became a celebrity and a folk hero during his lifetime. Here, in his own inimitable style, he describes his earliest days in Tennessee, his two marriages, his career as an Indian fighter, his bear hunts, and his electioneering. His reputat...

Originally written in 1834, The Narrative of the Life of David Crockett, of the State of Tennessee, encompasses the life of the American folk hero from his birth until his loss of the Congressional election and his seat as a representative in the United States Congress. Not only does Crockett describe life growing up on the Tennessee frontier, he also details his many disagreements with President Andrew Jackson's policies, which ultimately led...

I took my tomahawk in one hand, and my big butcher-knife in the other, and run up within four or five paces of the bear, at which he let my dog go, and fixed his eyes on me. I got back in all sorts of a hurry, for I know'd if he got hold of me, he would hug me altogether too close for comfort. Davy Crockett always delighted to be in the very thickest of danger. In his own frontier style, he describes his earliest days in Tennessee, his two mar...

When a president's governing philosophy is out of step with the dominant ideology of the culture, his options for leadership are much different from those of a leader more in sync with the times. Such "opposition leaders" face distinctive challenges and opportunities. They should be judged by different standards, argues political scientist David A. Crockett.Crockett has analyzed presidents from Whig times through the Clinton presidency to deve...

I took my tomahawk in one hand, and my big butcher-knife in the other, and run up within four or five paces of the bear, at which he let my dog go, and fixed his eyes on me. I got back in all sorts of a hurry, for I know'd if he got hold of me, he would hug me altogether too close for comfort." Davy Crockett "always delighted to be in the very thickest of danger." In his own frontier style, he describes his earliest days in Tennessee, his two ...

Excerpt from Narrative of the Life of David Crockett: Of the State of Tennessee Fashion is a thing I care mighty little about, except when it happens to run just exactly according to my own notion, and I was mighty nigh sending out my book Without any preface at all, until a notion struck me, that perhaps it was necessary to explain a little the reason why and where fore I had written it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundre...

Excerpt from The Life of David Crockett: The Original Humorist and Irrepressible Backwoodsman Public, his speeches gave general satisfaction, and he returned to his constituents crowned with fresh honors. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technolo...

Excerpt from The Life of Martin Van Buren: Heir-Apparent to the "Government, " and the Appointed Successor of General Andrew Jackson, Containing Every Authentic Particular by Which His Extraordinary Character Has Been Formed, With a Concise History of the Events That Have Occasioned His Unparallele Statesmen are gamesters, and the people are the cards they play with. And it is curious to see how good the comparison holds as to all the games, ...

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Over the years we've seen many changes in the real estate landscape. New business models, mergers and acquisitions on a grand scale have all had an impact, I'm sure, but not so much from where I work. I am a Realtor®. I am a streetfighter. Real estate, like politics, is all local. While it's important to work with the very best company, my success depends almost exclusively on what my team and I do every day working the streets of our market. ...

Over the years we've seen many changes in the real estate landscape. New business models, mergers and acquisitions on a grand scale have all had an impact, I'm sure, but not so much from where I work. I am a Realtor®. I am a streetfighter. Real estate, like politics, is all local. While it's important to work with the very best company, my success depends almost exclusively on what my team and I do every day working the streets of our market. ...

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