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"Vivid, Comprehensible . . . cuts through decades of mythmaking." —Texas MonthlyPopular culture transformed his memory into “Davy Crockett,” and Hollywood gave him a raccoon hat he hardly ever wore. In this surprising New York Times bestseller, historian Michael Wallis has cast a fresh look at the flesh-and-blood man behind one of the most celebrated figures in American history. More than a riveting story, Wallis’s David Crockett is a revelatory, authoritative biography that separates fact from fiction and provides us with an extraordinary evocation of not only a true American hero but also the rough-and-tumble times in which he lived.

At this time of writing, The Audiobook David Crockett: The Lion of the West has garnered 8 customer reviews with rating of 5 out of 5 stars. Not a bad score at all as if you round it off, it’s actually a perfect TEN already. From the looks of that rating, we can say the Audiobook is Good TO READ!

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I'll start off first by simply saying that this book is exactly what I was looking for. I was looking for a detailed life biography of Crockett that stayed with reality and the truth, rather then another tired rehash of myth and fantasy. Michael Wallis deserves much praise for his in-depth and skilled writing about this great American.Having grown in up Texas, I've heard David (or Davy) Crockett's name mentioned for decades, and vaguely known of his connection with the Alamo, as well as a being the namesake for a town and state park. But his life has always been a mystery to me.This book splendidly fills in all of the details I was curious about. The books starts out with a wonderful introduction as to the author and his early fascination with David Crockett (or more exactly, the legendary, fictionalized Davy Crockett), which makes for a wonderful connection between author and subject. Wallis proceeds with the background information as to David's parents and ancestors coming to America.The majority of the book follows Crockett as he continues to grow, explore, and learn. The traits that made him a self-made man show a large contrast with Americans in modern times. It is fascinating jumping back in time to see how people lived in those times, in that region of the country. Also interesting are the details of the various locations that Crockett lived within Tennessee. I was very surprised that he lived nearly his whole life (99%) in Tennessee. Of his fourty-nine years of life, only a few months were in Texas. It must have been incredulous to his family and friends that his end should come in such an unusual location and event.Reading other reviews, I was struck that a few that gave this book low points. Those that found it boring or "tepid" must be looking for the overblown, sensationalized versions of Davy Crockett that have mislead people for generations. We certainly don't need any more of that junk. Thank goodness Wallis stayed away from that. As Jim Lehrer writes in his review on the back of the book, the truth really has a way of "being more interesting that the made up".As a book lover and huge fan of biographies and American history, I see no wrong whatsoever in this book. It's just too bad that this wasn't written decades ago. Better late than never!P.S. For those that enjoy this book, I recommend another great biography of a contemporary and late friend of Crockett: Sam Houston (by James L. Haley). Houston also had experiences in Tennessee (the frontier, experiences with indians, political office, etc.) and occasionally crossed paths with Crockett.

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