crockett sz reputation as a frontiersmen and soldier make 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
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