David Crockett (1786–1836)
Autore di A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett of the State of Tennessee
Sull'Autore
Fonte dell'immagine: Public domain (University of Texas at Austin)
Opere di David Crockett
The life of Martin Van Buren, heir-apparent to the "government," and the appointed successor of General Andrew Jackson. (2009) 5 copie
First American born: The life and journal of Jonathan Belcher, the first-known, American-born Freemason (1992) 2 copie
Opere correlate
The Heath Anthology of American Literature, Volume 1 (1990) — Collaboratore, alcune edizioni — 255 copie
American Literature: The Makers and the Making (In Two Volumes) (1973) — Collaboratore, alcune edizioni — 25 copie
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Crockett, David
- Altri nomi
- Crockett, Davy
- Data di nascita
- 1786-08-17
- Data di morte
- 1836-03-06
- Luogo di sepoltura
- disputed
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Greene County, Tennessee, USA
- Luogo di morte
- Alamo Mission, San Antonio de Béxar
- Luogo di residenza
- Greene County, Tennessee, USA
- Attività lavorative
- soldier
trapper
politician - Organizzazioni
- U.S. Congress
Utenti
Recensioni
Liste
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 19
- Opere correlate
- 7
- Utenti
- 535
- Popolarità
- #46,549
- Voto
- 3.6
- Recensioni
- 8
- ISBN
- 46
First off disk one included the eBook on it, in addition to the traditional CD for audio. This made it impossible to play in my car. So I had to rip it on my PC and then burn my own CD.
Secondly, it shows that Davey Crocket was just a politician who wanted to make himself look as though he were humbled. It was obvious from this book that he wanted to be President. With lines like "I have no desire to be the President, but if the people want it, who am I to deny them." and "If I ever were in charge of this country the first thing I would do it take away all the accountants and record keepers out of the treasury, as all they do is lead to more debt." If the people demanded that I be in charge of this country, all my friends will want jobs, and I wont' give 'em unless they promise to keep everything in real money in the grit, from the Post Office on to the General's men."
Moreover, he is damn sure he's important. Lines about how if anyone doesn't like his book, its only because they may not like the spelling or the grammar, and since he's a woodsmen what does he need of these? Apparently he thinks stories of his battles in Tennessee will be enough to get him elected just like his friend General Jackson "though in those days we didn't call him 'the government' as we knew it not to exist"
I was looking for some folksy real American rhetoric I could use on the campaign trail, and all I got was another example of a politician I don't want to be.
The T.V. Show Davey Crocket was so much better than the real man… (altro)