[Poohbah]

Do you think the author of the book could have gotten by with this kind of falsehood in those times?

Yes, quite easily--because they actually did. There was quite a "quote-manufacturing" cottage industry going in those days. Many statements attributed to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Daniel Webster, and other great figures of American history in reality trace back no further than the pen of some Gilded Age writer.

[Chapita]

Certainly goes on in todays documentation of facts for historical storage. History is subject to subjectivity!

[eccl1212]

"Gilded Age writer"

I like that. Of course it basically gilds the truth, these old codgers lied to us with pretty words to make us feel good. I like the old jack webb saying from the "FBI" program, "simply the facts ma'm, simply the facts." da--- da-da-da.

[RonDog]

Do you think the author of the book could have gotten by with this kind of falsehood in those times? - Chapita

Yes, quite easily--because they actually did. There was quite a "quote-manufacturing" cottage industry going in those days. Many statements attributed to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Daniel Webster, and other great figures of American history in reality trace back no further than the pen of some Gilded Age writer. - Poobah

From post 225 by tyen on Not Yours to Give Posted on 08/09/2000 06:24:46 PDT by OWK:

The first time I read this speech, I was so moved by its relevance to our times that I went out and sought the book it came from, Crockett's autobiography. The book describes an era that has passed, and God willing, we shall see the good influences of that era again in the near future. I placed a bookmark on the starting page of this speech.

For the sake of others who want their own copy of the autobiography, I purchased my copy of the book by using Advanced Book Exchange, a portal for used booksellers. Go to the search page, enter "Crockett, Davy" in the Author field, enter "own story" in the Title field, and press the Start Search button. There are some nice editions our there right now, and they sure beat the heck out of Disney's books on marketing tie-ins on Crockett.

Finally, for those reading this who object to Crockett's less than lily-white life...rent a clue, and move out of your glass house.

225 Posted on 08/09/2000 14:36:37 PDT by tyen

It appears that this speech ALSO appears in Davy Crockett's autobiography - not just in the frequently cited book by Edward Sylvester Ellis - which would strengthen the case for its authenticity, IMHO.