but i d still like to say my speech. my fellow colleagues, we will not, we cannot, we shall not accept this motion. did i offend your delicate sensibilitieses, mitchell? david crockett becomes the voice of the struggling class. laborors, tradesmen, pioneers and farmers, those building america into the power house it is becoming. but in the process, he s criticizing the democrats include andrew jackson s inner circle. as it turned out, crockett wasn t trying to criticize jackson. but jackson took it so personally. he said i m going to crush this little pip-squeak.
fellow riflemen. he was intensely loyal. when he was hunting, he would always share the meat of his hunts with neighbors or people in need. in 1806, david marries a local girl named polly finley. they rent a farm and settle down. but like his father, crockett struggles to feed his growing family. i found that farming wasn t what it was cracked up to be. it was there for a more necessary than i should hunt to get along. david is not only esteemed among the other hunters of the region. he s putting money into his pocket and food on the table. crockett trades on his hunting skills keeping his family fed and out of debt. he now has status and respectability. and a life worth fighting for. now, one time in the dead of
and he s likeable. people like him. about six or seven by the creek, running into another bear. well, tennessee at the time was still the american frontier. you have wild animals. you got fights. and it was in this world where there is no kind of solid established law that david crockett, you know, begins the process of becoming the myth. david crockett, a third generation frontiersman is born just ten years after the signing of the declaration of independence. his father is a hero of the revolutionary war. david s father john crockett is what s called an overmountain man. overmountain men are settlers on the western side of the appalachian mountains. they oppose british rule and come east to join their fellow americans to fight in the revolutionary war. with such a father, it s no surprise that david crockett becomes an american patriot.
david crockett is adventurous and bold. i knew that bear wanted to hug me. i reckon he had a change. why did you put down your rifle? corners are two close. besides, i d rather use a knife. it was here that i began to distinguish myself as a hunter. and to lay the foundation for my future greatness. now another time when i was just a cub, i can recall crockett is a jokester. he is remarkably funny.
protect what matters. get flood insurance. call the number on your screen to learn more. after losing his first run for congress, david crockett heads home looking andrew jackson, known as old hickory for his toughness, is ridesing through the senate on his way to the white house. desperate to climb out of debt and finance his next campaign, crockett takes on a risky business venture. while transporting his goods, a boating descent costs him a fortune in inventory. and almost his life. as i live aej breathe, david crockett yeah, i tried to bring some