{"product_id":"9781440684739","title":"American Legend: The Real-Life Adventures of David Crockett","description":"David Crockett was an adventurer, a pioneer, and a media-savvy national celebrity. In his short-but-distinguished lifetime, this charismatic frontiersman won three terms as a U.S. congressman and a presidential nomination. His 1834 memoir enjoyed frenzied sales and prompted the first-ever “official” book tour for its enormously popular author. Down-to-earth, heroic and independent to a fault, the real Crockett became lost in his own hype, and he’s been overshadowed by a larger-than-life, pop-culture character in a coonskin cap. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Now, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Legend\u003c\/i\u003e debunks the tall tales to reveal the fascinating truth of Crockett’s hardscrabble childhood, his near-death experiences, his unlikely rise to Congress, and the controversial last stand at the Alamo that mythologized him beyond recognition. In this beautifully written narrative, Crockett emerges as never before: a rugged individual, a true American original, and an enduring symbol of the Western frontier.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A great myth-busting story [that] presents Davy Crockett as a man of genius and folly, which has the unlikely effect of making him all the more heroic.”—Martin Dugard, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Voyage of Columbus\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eInto Africa: The Epic Adventures of Stanley and Livingstone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “As spellbinding and dramatic as any novel and as compelling as any reportage.”—Peter Hoffer, Distinguished Research Professor of History, The University of Georgia","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154372051184,"sku":"9781440684739","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781440684739_p0.jpg?v=1763791763","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781440684739","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}