Death of a Legend: The Myth and Mystery Surrounding the Death of Davy Crockett

by Bill Groneman

On March 6, 1836 one of the most well-known Americans of his time fought and died in one of America's most celebrated battles. In recent years the fate of David Crockett at the Alamo has become a subject of controversy and debate.

296 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[William Richardson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting book, I did not realize that there was so much written and so much interest on How Crockett died at the Alamo. My 1st intro to Crockett was from Walt Disney and for many years I thought Crockett died swinging his musket ,going down fighting. I read several books on the Alamo, then came the John Wayne movie and the way he depicted Crockett's death I thought was total bullshit, I did like the movie but that ending did not fit. The 2004 movie with Billy Bob Thornton playing Crockett was very good, and though it shows Crockett being executed I do not get the impression he surrendered I think he was overwhelmed or was to exhausted and was captured.

[Mick Meyers · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book starts off with a good understanding of the battle and who died where,then goes into details of certain letters and documents that could and could not have been forgeries.the for snd against other theories put together make for an interesting read.