this is not just another scrape forward chronological biography of davy crockett nor does it focus on that one slice, the alamo. there is more to crockett then the last few weeks of his life ended is not a regurgitation of the many myths and lies perpetuated over the years. this is a book for people interested in learning the truth or at least as much as can be uncovered about the historical and fictional crockett and how the two often became one. and hopefully readers will gain new historical insights into the actual man and how he captured the imagination of his generation and later ones as well. so now a few spoonfuls from "david crockett: the lion of the west". first from my preface. the authentic davy crockett was the 3-dimensional human being. a person with exaggerated hopes and will check fears. man who had as we all do his good points and that points. he with idiosyncratic, possessed of often unusual views and prejudices and opinions that government ought he chose to live his life. crockett could be calculating and self aggrandizing but also resourceful as anybody in the ameri

so, my good friends, this is not just another straightforward, chronological biography of davy crockett cradle to grave. nor does it focus just on that one slice from the big crockett pie, the alamo. there is much more to crockett than the last few weeks of his life. and it's not a regurgitation of the many myths, many, many be myths and total lies perpetuated by crockett over the years. this is a book for people interested in learning the truth or at least as much as can be uncovered about both the historical and the fictional crockett. and how the two often became one. and, hopefully, readers will gain some new historical insights into the actual man and how he captured the imagination of his generation and later ones as well. so now a few spoonfuls from "crockett: the lion of the west." and the first is just a graph or two from my preface. the authentic david crockett was, first and foremost, a three-dimensional human being, a person with somewhat exaggerated hopes and well checked fears. a man who had, as we all do, both good points and bad points. he was somewhat idiosyncratic, pos

there was the david crockett of historical fact, and there is the davy crockett of our collective imagine make. the first was a man who led a most interesting and colorful life. the other is the american mite featuring crockett as a symbolic feature with superhuman powers and used to promote their own interests, both crockett and the alamo remain ensnared in clouds of myth. in the end, crockett was uniquely american character and a formidable hero in his own right and should not be gumminged by death, but rather by his life including the good,ed bad, and the shades of gray. consider him a legend and a hero, but always bear in mind that he was a man willing to take a risk. that was what he symbolized, and that is how he should bekyriñ remembered. mr. crockett. [applause] last but not least, the other new book and this is filled with rascal sons and daughters. these were all gray hats as you'll come to find out. i co-authored this with my good wife, and we are very pleased to acquire the services of our good pal from down in the hills of santa fe who has my favorite research library, 12,000

it sold well, but not nearly as well as the davy crockett almanac of that year with a cover illustration of crockett waving the mississippi river on a pair of stilts. stories made their rounds in newspapers and future almanacs claiming that crockett and his nemesis, andrew jackson, head towards a truce and that old hickory had commissioned crockets to scale the alleghenies and grain the tail off of the comment before it could charge the earth. by the time the comet finally vanished in may of 1836 not to be seen again until 1910, the ashes of the alamo, the last battle of crockets life, long cold and scattered. and finally from crockets apiece from el alamo. to those who claimed that god made taxes when they say that figuratively crockett invented texas. his blood and the blood of all who died with him transformed the alamo into an american cultural icon affecting economic and political conditions in texas and beyond. the office used belt drive remember the alamo employed weeks later by sam houston to inspire his force when they captured general santa anna and defeated the mexican army at

it sold well, but not nearly as well as the davy crockett almanac of that year with a cover illustration of crockett waving the mississippi river on a pair of stilts. stories made their rounds in newspapers and future almanacs claiming that crockett and his nemesis, andrew jackson, head towards a truce and that old hickory had commissioned crockets to scale the alleghenies and grain the tail off of the comment before it could charge the earth. by the time the comet finally vanished in may of 1836 not to be seen again until 1910, the ashes of the alamo, the last battle of crockets life, long cold and scattered. and finally from crockets apiece from el alamo. to those who claimed that god made taxes when they say that figuratively crockett invented texas. his blood and the blood of all who died with him transformed the alamo into an american cultural icon affecting economic and political conditions in texas and beyond. the office used belt drive remember the alamo employed weeks later by sam houston to inspire his force when they captured general santa anna and defeated the mexican army at

it sold well, but not nearly as well as the davy crockett almanac of that year with a cover illustrationof crockett waving the mississippi river on a pair of stilts. stories made their rounds in newspapers and future almanacs claiming that crockett and his nemesis, andrew jackson, head towards a truce and that old hickory had commissioned crockets to scale the alleghenies and grain the tail off of the comment before it could charge the earth. by the time the comet finally vanished in may of 1836 not to be seen again until 1910, the ashes of the alamo, the last battle of crockets life, long cold and scattered. and finally from crockets apiece from el alamo. to those who claimed that god made taxes when they say that figuratively crockett invented texas. his blood and the blood of all who died with him transformed the alamo into an american cultural icon affecting economic and political conditions in texas and beyond. the office used belt drive remember the alamo employed weeks later by sam houston to inspire his force when they captured general santa anna and defeated the mexican army at

. >> we loved every minute of it and i want to sing davy crockett. [laughter] i am sure he would be happy to sign your books. if you would like to form a line that way, you can come up, and we want to thank you so much for coming to this wonderful evening. >> could to be with you. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> what are you reading this summer? booktv wants to know. up next on booktv john farrell recounts the life and career of clarence darrow. the author examines the defense attorneys many noted cases which includes his representation of tennessee teacher jobs coax. mr. daryl's personal life was marked by bouts of depression and his legal career was almost ruined by an indictment for the bribing of a los angeles jury. john farrell speaks at politics and prose bookstore here in washington d.c. for just under an hour. >> jack farrell gets underneath barrow and it is his second appearance at politics and prose. the first was for his marvelous biography of tip o'neill. anti-god underneath tip to matt. oatmeal is sorely missed today as his clare

roosevelt a chance to live on the frontier in the a pioneer like his heroes, daniel boone and davy crockett and so on. and it would give him a chance to hunt because of all the baking from which i suspect was a wonderful distraction from the depression haunting him that this time and it gave him a bucket five with a letter for a share, the hope he could recover his health and homicide rate books. he didn't titrate several books on who is out there and establish himself as an author. before we go on with roosevelt, let's take a look at the badlands environment to that time. i was cheering eight, 1884. he got off in dakota territory, which is a brand-new town. it had only been established about four or five months earlier. there were about 300 residents of this town, permanent and transient residents that included minors in lumberjack, former buffalo hunters and ranchers and cowboys. ranching was unlike any cattle operation in america today. it was open range ranching, which you may be familiar with it just as roosevelt said, ranchers would buy a venture capital and turn them loose along the

[applause] >> that was wonderful. >> i loved it. >> i want to sing davy crockett. king of the wild frontier. i am sure -- if you would like to form a line that way you can come up and we want to thank you so much for coming to this wonderful evening. >> good to be with you. [applause] >> you put me on the spot but i like it. [inaudible conversations] >> for more information visit the author's website michaelw l michaelwall michaelwallis.com. >> a democrat from hawaii is reading the lost symbol by dan brown and the fiery trial. >> visit booktv.org to see this and other summer reading lists. >> ann coulter in your book how to talk to a liberal if you must you have ten rules of engaging in liberal. here are some of them. don't surrender out of the gate. don't be defensive. outraged the enemy. never apologize. never complement a democrat. never showed graciousness to a democrat and never flatter a democrat. never complement legal never show graciousness? >> it seems there is a little overlap in those but i want to be absolutely clear. the first one would not be necessa

the chance to actually live on the frontier and to be a pioneer like his heroes daniel boone and davy crockett. and, it would give him a chance to hunt big game which i suspect was a wonderful distraction for the depression that was haunting him at this time. they gave him a rugged life with a lot of fresh air so there was hope that he could recover his health and on the side right books. he did in fact write several books while he was out there and established himself as an author. now before we go on with roosevelt was take a look at the badlands environment at that time. that time was june 8, 1884. that is when he arrived there. he got off the train them adore in the dakota territory which is brand-new town. there were 100 buildings there and it'd only been established for five months earlier. there were about 300 residents in this town, permanent transit in residence. this included minors, lumberjacks and former buffalo hunters buffalo hunters and ranchers and cowboys. ranching in the dakota badlands was unlike any cattle operation in america today. does open range ranching which you may b

roosevelt a chance to actually live on the frontier and be a pioneer like his heroes daniel boone and davy crockett and so on. and, it would give him a chance to hunt because of all the big game which i suspect was a wonderful distraction from the depression haunting him at this time. gave him a right good life with a lot of fresh air so there was a hope that he could recover his health and on the aside writes books. did in fact write simple books. he established himself as an author. before we go on with roosevelt let's take a look at the badlands environment at that time. that time was june 8 come 1884 and that is when he arrived there. he got off the train them adore dakota territory which is brand-new town. there were 100 buildings there and it only been established for five months earlier. there about 300 residents in this town permanent and transient residents. this included minors and lumberjacks, former buffalo hunters and ranchers and cowboys. ranting in the dakota badlands was unlike any cattle operation in america today. it was -- which you may be familiar with. just as roosevelt did ran

at 8:45 michael wallis who's written a book about davy crockett, and an hour later jeff guinn, his book "the last gunfight." >>> this weekend on booktv on c-span2 frederick law olmsted is remembered for designing the u.s. capitol grounds and new york city's central park, but justin martin looks at his life as journalist and abolitionist. also from washington booktv stopped by a launch party for fox news analyst juan williams' latest, "muzzled: the assault on honest debate." and on "after words" the home of night vision goggles. jay takes you inside the world of "the pirates of somalia." sign up for booktv alert. >>> up next, the creators of twitter. liz stone and evan williams sat down to talk with walter izaakson about the future of the internet. they announced the relaunch of the obvious corporation that led to the creation of twitter. this discussion about technology and what's ahead for internet users is from the annual aspen ideas festival. it's just over an hour. [inaudible conversations] >> all right, everybody. i want to introduce jerry murdoch so that jerry murdoch can introduc