of an endangered servicemen to pay off a debt. this had a significant impact on crockett. we shouldn t, as modern people, judge john crockett too harshly. the role of children in the early 19th century was vastly different than it is now. the work is grueling but david makes the best of a difficult situation. he knows education is his best shot at escaping poverty and later trades more work on the farm to pay for basic tutoring. get back to work. that s the only education that crockett only had but in that time, he says, i learned how to read, i learned how to write and i learned how to sif
between america and the british. upon his return, crockett finds his young wife polly on her death bed. within month, she is gone. death entered my home and tore from my children an affectionate and good mother and took from me a tender and loving wife. crockett struggles after polly s death and sets out as a widower to forge a new life for him and his children but before long crockett is presented with an unusual opportunity. america is changing as the war of 1812 comes to an end. self-made men like david crockett enter politics and appear to the public more than traditional money candidates. crockett sz reputation as a frontiersmen and soldier make
with such a father, it s no surprise that david crockett becomes an american patriot. here, boy. gather up this wood here and take it on into the house. contrary to legend, david crockett never goes by davy. even as a child he prefers david, a name given to him in honor of his grandfather who was killed by indians. frontier life is a constant struggle and the family farm bankrupts the crocketts. to pay his debts, john is forced to make a difficult decision. well, here s my boy. his name is david. shake his hand, boy. davy crockett becomes a form
respectability and a life worth fighting for. now, one time in the dead of winter, i almost froze. crockett! out alabama way, 500 are dead. the creeks. during the war of 1812, creek indians attack fort mimms. the massacre leaves 500 men, women and children dead. many of them trapped and burned alive. if every man waited for his wife to be willing for him to go to war, we d all be killed in our homes. david crockett has found his call to glory. but to answer it, he must risk his life and leave his family alone on the frontier.
known as the napoleon of the west. the general is enraged when he receives word that the texans have taken over el alamo. state your business. we re here to fight for the republic of texas. open the gates up. santa ana is determined to take back what belongs to mexico and he sees only one way to do it. if you re going to teach these texans a lesson, you need to teach them at the alamo. numerous women and children as well as soldiers are hunkered inside the walls of the alamo. crockett takes his place as the private under two men. you have travis in charge of the texas regulars and then you have jim in charge of the