david crockett? yeah, i tried to bring some but i ain t never been on that river. now don t you worry about that, mr. crockett. somebody get him a blanket. after barely making it to shore, he meets a wealthy businessman from memphis named marcus winchester. with the help of winchester s financial backing, a group opposed to the democrats decides crockett is their man to go to washington and help them to throw andrew jackson. crockett accepts their offer. the group eventually forms the wig party. ladies and gentlemen, one time i faced off with a mountain lion with a water mock ka sin crawling up my leg, i had to choose which one was the threat and i had to go after him first.
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
the war of 1812 is over in march of 1815 after a treaty is signed 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.
i don t have the words and i would still like to say my own peace. my fellow colleagues, we will not, we cannot, we shall not countenance this motion. did i offend your delicate sensibilities, mister? david crockett becomes the voice of the struggling classes, labors, tradesmen, pioneers and farmers, those building america into the powerhouse it is becoming. but in the process, he s criticizing the democrats, including 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
officer. after a year working off his family s debt, david is finally granted his freedom and continues a practical education that will catapult him to great notoriety. it s time for to you become a man. it s a rite of passage, a tool men use to protect, a symbol of independence and freedom. one crockett grows to cherish. crockett would not have been anything without the tennessee [ inaudible ].. [ inaudible ]. it s not a military weapon. it is designed as a hunting weapon. crockett s reputation on the