David Crockett in Congress the rise and fall of the poor man's friend : with collected correspondence, selected speeches and circulars /
We've all heard of Davy Crockett, the King of the Wild Frontier, but serious historians have long known that the man behind the myth was more substantive. David Crockett in Congress: The Rise and Fall of the Poor Man?s Friend is the first book to provide a full and accurate portrait of this Ame...
| Основен автор: | Boylston, James R., 1954- |
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| Други автори: | Wiener, Allen J., 1943- |
| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
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Houston, Tex. :
Bright Sky Press,
℗♭2009.
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Съдържание:
- ""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Introduction""; ""Part I: David Crockett in Congress""; ""1. ""I Will Not Set Silently"" � The Early Years""; ""2. ""To Make of Your Citizen a Landholder"" � The Tennessee Land Bill (1821�1829)""; ""3. ""Compelled to Stand Alone"" � The 1829 Election""; ""4. ""The Best Provision I Could Make"" � The Tennessee Land Bill (1829�1830)""; ""5. ""A Good Honest Vote"" � The Indian Removal Bill (1830)""; ""6. ""Determined To Persevere"" � The Elections of 1831 and 1833""
- ""7. ""The Government of One Man"" � The Second Bank of the United States (1834�1835)""""8. ""They Came To See a Bar"" � Celebrity and the Election of 1835""; ""Illustrations""; ""Part II: David Crockett Correspondence""; ""Part III: David Crockett Political Circulars""; ""Part IV: Selected Speeches of David Crockett""; ""Appendix A: Known Missing Crockett Correspondence and Circulars""; ""Appendix B: David Crockett's Years in Office""; ""Appendix C: History of the Land Bill in Congress""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index of Key Names""