him an outstanding candidate. >> hey, young man. you going to go hunting with me one of these days? >> a successful career in politics is unlikely for a widow we are and three kids. fate lands a hand when he meets and soon marries elizabeth patton, a widow with two small children of her own. >> may i ask you where you come from? >> right here. >> elizabeth lost her husband in the creek war. she has a substantial, more than enough to finance her new husband's political career. crockett's first campaign is against a local militia captain for the office of lieutenant colonel. >> i'm captain matthews and with my experience, the great state of tennessee can only benefit from my knowledge of the int tra sees of politics. >> intrakra sees of politics?