Today is the birthday of Davy Crockett (1786-1836). Because he has been so heavily mythologized I think there has been an unfortunate tendency to regard this important American figure as a total “folk hero”, like Johnny Appleseed (also a real guy), or perhaps more like, say, Mike Fink or Pecos Bill. One hears of exploits […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:44AM on August 17, 2016