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Davy Crockett
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American frontiersman and politician (1786–1836)
Davy Crockett was an American frontiersman and politician who lived from 1786 to 1836, becoming famous for his exploits on the frontier and his colorful public persona. He matters historically as a symbol of American expansion and frontier life, though much of his legend has been exaggerated through popular myth and storytelling.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 29
Top works
- Life of David Crockett
- Davy Crockett's Almanack Collection
- Davy Crockett's Almanack - 1841
- Autobiography of David Crockett (1923) by Davy Crockett
- Davy Crockett's Almanack - 1840
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Origin
- Boston
Discography
- The Heist2015
- Mixtape Memories2016
- City of Ghosts2016
- Songs for the Forgotten2017
- The Revenant2018
- Interference2020
- Echos2025
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,153
- Total plays
- 3,139
Tags
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- THE WIDE-FIELD INFRARED SURVEY EXPLORER (WISE): MISSION DESCRIPTION AND INITIAL ON-ORBIT PERFORMANCE
· 2010 · cited 7,218x
- Osteoprotegerin Ligand Is a Cytokine that Regulates Osteoclast Differentiation and Activation
· 1998 · cited 4,436x
- Osteoprotegerin: A Novel Secreted Protein Involved in the Regulation of Bone Density
· 1997 · cited 4,060x
- Using social and behavioural science to support COVID-19 pandemic response
· 2020 · cited 3,565x
- Brain tumor segmentation with Deep Neural Networks
· 2017 · cited 2,738x
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Quotes
- “I would rather be beaten and be a man than to be elected and be a little puppy dog. I have always supported measures and principles and not men. I have acted fearless[ly] and independent and I never will regret my course. I would rather be politically buried than to be hypocritically immortalized.”
- “I am now here in Congress... I am at liberty to vote as my conscience and judgment dictates to be right, without the yoke of any party on me, or the driver at my heels, with his whip in hand, commanding me to ge-wo-haw, just at his pleasure. Look at my arms, you will find no party hand-cuff on them!”
- “I must say as to what I have seen of Texas, it is the garden spot of the world. The best land & best prospects for health I ever saw is here, and I do believe it is a fortune to any man to come here. There is a world of country to settle.”
- “I am rejoiced at my fate. I had rather be in my present situation than to be elected to a seat in congress for life. I am in great hopes of making a fortune for myself and family. I hope you will do the best you can and I will do the same. Do not be uneasy about me for I am with my friends.”
- “Pop, pop, pop! Bom, bom, bom! throughout the day. No time for memorandums now. Go ahead! Liberty and Independence forever.”
- “I know nothing, by experience, of party discipline. I would rather be a raccoon-dog, and belong to a Negro in the forest, than to belong to any party, further than to do justice to all, and to promote the interests of my country. The time will and must come, when honesty will receive its reward, and when the people of this nation will be brought to a sense of their duty, and will pause and reflect how much it cost us to redeem ourselves from the government of one man.”
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Key facts
- Preceded by
- Constituency established
- Succeeded by
- Adam Huntsman
- Constituency
- 12th district
- Born
- David Crockett , ( 1786-08-17 ) August 17, 1786, Limestone , Franklin , U.S. (now Tennessee )
- Died
- March 6, 1836 (1836-03-06) (aged 49), San Antonio , Texas (now U.S.)
- Cause of death
- Battle of the Alamo
- Party
- National Republican (before 1833) Whig (1833–1836)
- Spouses
- Polly Finley ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1806 ; died 1815 ) Elizabeth Patton ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1815 )
- Children
- 6, including John
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Encyclopedic overview
David Crockett (August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) was an American politician, militia officer and frontiersman. Often referred to in popular culture as the "King of the Wild Frontier", he represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives and fought in the Texas Revolution.
Crockett grew up in East Tennessee, where he gained a reputation for hunting and storytelling. He was made a colonel in the militia of Lawrence County, Tennessee, and was elected to the Tennessee state legislature in 1821. In 1827, he was elected to the U.S. Congress where he vehemently opposed many of the policies of President Andrew Jackson, especially the Indian Removal Act. Crockett's opposition to Jackson's policies led to his defeat in the 1831 elections. He was re-elected in 1833, then narrowly lost in 1835, prompting his angry departure to Texas (then the Mexican state of Tejas) shortly thereafter. In early 1836, he took part in the Texas Revolution and died at the Battle of the Alamo. It is unclear whether he died in battle or was executed after being captured by the Mexican Army.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Davy Crockett” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.