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#129 [O]

Davy Crockett

Davy Crockett grows up poor in Tennessee. He learns to hunt, and develops skills of living in the woods. He fights in the Creek War, goes to Congress, and fights Andrew Jackson over Cherokee removal. Eventually he makes his way to Texas and is killed in the defense of the Alamo.

Cover Date

November 1, 1955

Pages

52

Cover Price

$0.15

Editor

Adrian Ramos

Characters

Davy Crockett; Polly Finley [Polly Crockett]; frontier folk; Colonel Coffee; Creek Indians; Cherokee Indians; Elizabeth Patton [Elizabeth Crockett] [Libbie Crockett]; Members of Congress; Andrew Jackson; James Bowie; [Jim Bowie]; William Travis; defenders of the Alamo

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