Author: W. Edward Crockett
Publisher: Islandport Press
ISBN: 9781952143212
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Ed Crockett, the son of an absent and alcoholic father, grew up in poverty in a crowded house on Portland's Munjoy Hill in the 1970s. He recounts his days growing up with the ever-present specter of a drunken father and then overcoming the odds to become a successful businessman and politician. The book is not just a tale of struggle and perseverance, but also a story of love, redemption, and ultimately forgiveness.
The Ghosts of Walter Crockett
Author: W. Edward Crockett
Publisher: Islandport Press
ISBN: 9781952143212
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Ed Crockett, the son of an absent and alcoholic father, grew up in poverty in a crowded house on Portland's Munjoy Hill in the 1970s. He recounts his days growing up with the ever-present specter of a drunken father and then overcoming the odds to become a successful businessman and politician. The book is not just a tale of struggle and perseverance, but also a story of love, redemption, and ultimately forgiveness.
Publisher: Islandport Press
ISBN: 9781952143212
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Ed Crockett, the son of an absent and alcoholic father, grew up in poverty in a crowded house on Portland's Munjoy Hill in the 1970s. He recounts his days growing up with the ever-present specter of a drunken father and then overcoming the odds to become a successful businessman and politician. The book is not just a tale of struggle and perseverance, but also a story of love, redemption, and ultimately forgiveness.
Andrew J. Crockett and Walter Crockett
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Claims
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 2
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 2
Book Description
Born on a Mountaintop
Author: Bob Thompson
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 030772090X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
Pioneer. Congressman. Martyr of the Alamo. King of the Wild Frontier. As with all great legends, Davy Crockett's has been retold many times. Over the years, he has been repeatedly reinvented by historians and popular storytellers. In Born on a Mountaintop, Bob Thompson combines the stories of the real hero and his Disney-enhanced afterlife as he delves deep into our love for an American icon. In the road-trip tradition of Sarah Vowell and Tony Horwitz, Thompson follows Crockett's footsteps from his birthplace in east Tennessee to Washington, where he served three terms in Congress, and on to Texas and the gates of the Alamo, seeking out those who know, love, and are still willing to fight over Davy's life and legacy. Born on a Mountaintop is more than just a bold new biography of one of the great American heroes. Thompson's rich mix of scholarship, reportage, humor, and exploration of modern Crockett landscapes bring Davy Crockett's impact on the American imagination vividly to life.
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 030772090X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
Pioneer. Congressman. Martyr of the Alamo. King of the Wild Frontier. As with all great legends, Davy Crockett's has been retold many times. Over the years, he has been repeatedly reinvented by historians and popular storytellers. In Born on a Mountaintop, Bob Thompson combines the stories of the real hero and his Disney-enhanced afterlife as he delves deep into our love for an American icon. In the road-trip tradition of Sarah Vowell and Tony Horwitz, Thompson follows Crockett's footsteps from his birthplace in east Tennessee to Washington, where he served three terms in Congress, and on to Texas and the gates of the Alamo, seeking out those who know, love, and are still willing to fight over Davy's life and legacy. Born on a Mountaintop is more than just a bold new biography of one of the great American heroes. Thompson's rich mix of scholarship, reportage, humor, and exploration of modern Crockett landscapes bring Davy Crockett's impact on the American imagination vividly to life.
The Story of Davy Crockett, Frontier Hero
Author: Walter Retan
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN: 9780440408819
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Depicts the adventuresome life of Davy Crockett, showing how he lived not only a soldier's life, but a politician's life as well. Emphasizes how Crockett died a hero, fighting against the Mexicans in the famous battle of the Alamo in Texas.
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN: 9780440408819
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Depicts the adventuresome life of Davy Crockett, showing how he lived not only a soldier's life, but a politician's life as well. Emphasizes how Crockett died a hero, fighting against the Mexicans in the famous battle of the Alamo in Texas.
Davy Crockett, Frontier Hero. The Truth as He Told It, the Legend as Friends Built It. (Illustrated by Richard Powers.).
Author: Walter BLAIR
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
Davy Crockett, Frontier Hero
Author: Walter Blair
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781258506469
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781258506469
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
A Time to Stand
Author: Walter Lord
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1453238441
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
The #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Miracle of Dunkirk tells the story of the Texans who fought Santa Anna’s troops at the Battle of the Alamo. Looking out over the walls of the whitewashed Alamo, sweltering in the intense sun of a February heat wave, Colonel William Travis knew his small garrison had little chance of holding back the Mexican army. Even after a call for reinforcements brought dozens of Texans determined to fight for their fledgling republic, the cause remained hopeless. Gunpowder was scarce, food was running out, and the compound was too large to easily defend with less than two hundred soldiers. Still, given the choice, only one man opted to surrender. The rest resolved to fight and die. After thirteen days, the Mexicans charged, and the Texans were slaughtered. In exquisite detail, Walter Lord recreates the fight to uphold the Texan flag. He sheds light not just on frontier celebrities like Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett, but on the ordinary soldiers who died alongside them. Though the fight ended two centuries ago, the men of the Alamo will never be forgotten.
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1453238441
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
The #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Miracle of Dunkirk tells the story of the Texans who fought Santa Anna’s troops at the Battle of the Alamo. Looking out over the walls of the whitewashed Alamo, sweltering in the intense sun of a February heat wave, Colonel William Travis knew his small garrison had little chance of holding back the Mexican army. Even after a call for reinforcements brought dozens of Texans determined to fight for their fledgling republic, the cause remained hopeless. Gunpowder was scarce, food was running out, and the compound was too large to easily defend with less than two hundred soldiers. Still, given the choice, only one man opted to surrender. The rest resolved to fight and die. After thirteen days, the Mexicans charged, and the Texans were slaughtered. In exquisite detail, Walter Lord recreates the fight to uphold the Texan flag. He sheds light not just on frontier celebrities like Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett, but on the ordinary soldiers who died alongside them. Though the fight ended two centuries ago, the men of the Alamo will never be forgotten.
Take It Easy
Author:
Publisher: Islandport Press
ISBN: 9781952143205
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
A remarkable collection of black and white images highlighting Portland and the people who lived there during the 1970s.
Publisher: Islandport Press
ISBN: 9781952143205
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
A remarkable collection of black and white images highlighting Portland and the people who lived there during the 1970s.
Ghosts and Legends of Lake Champlain
Author: Thea Lewis
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1614236585
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 135
Book Description
The author of Haunted Burlington shares Lake Champlain’s chilling history—from swashbuckling spirits to Champ, “North America’s Loch Ness Monster.” Lake Champlain is located between New York’s majestic Adirondacks and Vermont’s famed Green Mountains. Yet despite the beauty of this region, it has been the site of dark and mysterious events; it is not surprising that some spirits linger in this otherwise tranquil place. Fort Ticonderoga saw some of early America’s bloodiest battles, and American, French and British ghosts still stand guard. A spirit walks the halls of SUNY Plattsburgh, even after his original haunt burned in 1929. Champlain’s islands—Stave, Crab, Valcour and Garden—all host otherworldly inhabitants, and unidentified creatures and objects have made appearances on the water, in the sky and in the forests surrounding the lake. Join Burlington’s Thea Lewis as she explores the ghosts and legends that haunt Lake Champlain. Includes photos! “For Lewis, a gifted storyteller, a good story makes a haunted place all the more compelling.” —Happy Vermont
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1614236585
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 135
Book Description
The author of Haunted Burlington shares Lake Champlain’s chilling history—from swashbuckling spirits to Champ, “North America’s Loch Ness Monster.” Lake Champlain is located between New York’s majestic Adirondacks and Vermont’s famed Green Mountains. Yet despite the beauty of this region, it has been the site of dark and mysterious events; it is not surprising that some spirits linger in this otherwise tranquil place. Fort Ticonderoga saw some of early America’s bloodiest battles, and American, French and British ghosts still stand guard. A spirit walks the halls of SUNY Plattsburgh, even after his original haunt burned in 1929. Champlain’s islands—Stave, Crab, Valcour and Garden—all host otherworldly inhabitants, and unidentified creatures and objects have made appearances on the water, in the sky and in the forests surrounding the lake. Join Burlington’s Thea Lewis as she explores the ghosts and legends that haunt Lake Champlain. Includes photos! “For Lewis, a gifted storyteller, a good story makes a haunted place all the more compelling.” —Happy Vermont
Life of David Crockett
Author: Davy Crockett
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Creek War, 1813-1814
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Creek War, 1813-1814
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description