Frontier Legends | Davy Crockett | 1
Topics discussed
Introduction and Made America Tour promotion
Davy Crockett's 1821 political campaign story
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Overview of the Frontier Legends series
Crockett's childhood and family hardships
Hired out at 12 and the escape from Seiler
Running away and learning to read
Marriage to Polly Finley and early farming
The Creek War and the Fort Mims massacre
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Enlisting in the militia and the bridge standoff
Return home, Polly's death, and second marriage
Life in Shoal Creek and first legislative run
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Congress, conflict with Jackson, and Removal Act
Loss of seat, celebrity rise, and autobiography
Move to Texas and death at the Alamo
Legacy, credits, and closing remarks
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