{"product_id":"crockett-9798895150092","title":"Crockett","description":"\"A great myth-busting story, written in a taut narrative style that is guaranteed to keep the reader up all hours turning the pages.\" --Martin Dugard, coauthor of the #1 New York Times bestseller Killing Lincoln (with Bill O'Reilly)Crack open the most in-depth, exciting portrait of Davy Crockett ever written, from acclaimed bestselling adventure-history author Buddy Levy. Inside is more than just the tale of the coonskin-cap-wearing frontiersman who heroically sacrificed himself at the Battle of the Alamo, but of the real man behind the King of the Wild Frontier myth. From a humble childhood and meager education, the legendary adventurer David Crockett led a distinguished life, winning three elections as a congressman and earning a presidential nomination. Buddy Levy reveals the fascinating truth of Crockett, beyond the newspaper spins and folkloric celebrity status, as a figure that both embraced and clashed with the identity of the American Old West. He was charismatic, down-to-earth, pioneering, independent to a fault, and his adventures have been warped beyond recognition by Hollywood hype. But in this beautifully written narrative, Davy Crockett emerges as never before: a rugged individual, a true American original, and an enduring symbol of the Western frontier.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBuddy Levy\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of seven books, and his work has been featured or reviewed in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNPR, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Daily Beast, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe A.V. Club\u003c\/i\u003e. He was the co-star, for 25 episodes from 2010-2012, on HISTORY Channel's hit docuseries \u003ci\u003eBrad Meltzer's Decoded\u003c\/i\u003e, which aired to an average of 1.7 million weekly viewers and is still airing as reruns today. In 2018 he was an on-camera expert on the 4-part TV Series \u003ci\u003eThe Frontiersmen: The Men Who Built America \u003c\/i\u003e(HISTORY, Executive Producer Leonardo DiCaprio). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLevy was a contributing writer on the 2018 documentary film \u003ci\u003eThe Weight of Water\u003c\/i\u003e, based in part on the book \u003ci\u003eNo Barriers\u003c\/i\u003e, which Levy co-authored with blind adventurer Erik Weihenmayer.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Diversion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51779420750098,"sku":"9798895150092","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b067eb6f-f64b-41d5-bcc2-ccb5bd3de8f9.jpg?v=1765370242","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/crockett-9798895150092","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}