Jackson, Crockett and Houston on the American frontier : from Fort Mims to the Alamo, 1813-1836

Responsibility: Paul Williams.
Publication: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
Copyright notice: ©2016
Physical description: vi, 257 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

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Creators/Contributors

Author/Creator: Williams, Paul, 1946-2020 author.

Contents/Summary

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-252) and index.

Contents

Prologue: Burnt Corn Creek
We are perfectly tranquil here
Yelling and screaming like perfect demons
The horror of the scene
The doleful sound from the treetops
Let every shot tell
A rough sort of backwoodsman
Rattling peals of thunder
Unlawful and improper
Rapine and plunder
A whapper of a lie
I will be governor of Tennessee
Scalping knives and tomahawks
Possessed with the furies
I had come for their votes
The bloody deeds of Gen. Jackson
A thousand wild rumors
A wicked, unjust measure
A citizen of the Cherokee Nation
Let us have Crockett's march
Most daring outrage and assault
I will go to Texas
The claws of thirsty, rascally and convict soldiers
Damn him, let him take the horse
The enemy is closely shut up in Bejar
Farewell
The key to Texas
The enemy are in view
War is raging on the frontiers
My orders must be obeyed
A horrible carnage took place
The flash of a musket
Their forlorn situation
That is Sam Houston's writing
Wisdom and humanity dictates.

Publisher's Summary

The 1813 storming of Fort Mims by Creek Indians brought to light the careers of Andrew Jackson, David Crockett and Sam Houston. All three fought the Creeks and each would have his part to play two decades later when the Alamo was stormed during fight for Texan independence from Mexico. President Jackson was the first head of state to recognize the fledgling Republic of Texas. Colonel Crockett would be enshrined as a folk hero for his glorious stand at the Alamo. General Houston won Texan independence at San Jacinto in 1836. This book tells the stories of the two landmark battles - Fort Mims and the Alamo - and the interwoven lives of Jackson, Crockett and Houston, three of the most controversial men in American history.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)