both conceded that Davy was a brave "Injun fighter" and "b'ar hunter," as the popular song claims. But as a Congressman, they said, Crockett was a willing stooge used by the Whig Party to counter ...

Davy Crockett’s father John was one of the Overmountain ... He became quite popular — a common, simple hunter turned politician was a novelty at the time. He became a public commissioner ...

Legends (and myths) from the life of famed American frontiersman Davy Crockett are depicted ... fight in the Creek Indian War. Then Crockett is elected to Congress and brings his rough-hewn ...

Panelists Mary Katharine Ham and Joe Jacobson discuss perception of Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, in the Democratic Party ...

I am a fan of the mountain men who conquered the American frontier, whether lands beyond the Appalachian mountains or the ...

Future American folk hero Davy Crockett was part of this battle ... who was elected to the Congress in 1826.