Davy Crockett Part 1: “Did You Really Kill a Bear with Your Bare hands?”

2023-04-26

In 1835, just months before he would die at the Alamo in Texas, David Crockett received a call from the future … David Crockett was a good man with unwavering principles. But long before he was king of the wild frontier and a celebrity of his time, war required this principled man to do the unthinkable. At the beginning of this episode, you’ll hear the horrifying story that later shaped his decisions as a United States Congressman regarding the treatment of Native Americans. But, once you get...

In 1835, just months before he would die at the Alamo in Texas, David Crockett received a call from the future …

David Crockett was a good man with unwavering principles. But long before he was king of the wild frontier and a celebrity of his time, war required this principled man to do the unthinkable.

At the beginning of this episode, you’ll hear the horrifying story that later shaped his decisions as a United States Congressman regarding the treatment of Native Americans.

But, once you get past this grizzly tale, you’ll hear some fun stories about how he became so well known throughout the world and why people would travel from all over to go on a bear hunt with him.

By the end of the second episode, you’ll hear about his plans to head to Texas and what he was expecting (Hint: It wasn’t to die in a hail of bullets at the Alamo).

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