the man who don’t know fear…” The Ballad of Davy Crockett was the anthem of baby boomers all over the world. Kids — well, boys anyway — ran around with their coonskin hats and toy guns ...

I recently finished Davy Crockett’s 1834 autobiography, a wonderful example of storytelling. David Crockett (1786-1836), commonly known as “Davy,” crafted a journal that shows he was a more ...