A narrative of the life of David Crockett, of the state of Tennessee
By: written by himself
Edition: 6th ed.
Publisher: E.L. Carey and A. Hart; Carey, Hart & Co.
Published: 1834
Place of publication: Philadelphia; Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 211
Subjects: Creek War, 1813-1814; History
Other titles: Life of David Crockett.
Notes: Running title: The life of David Crockett.

Crockett's attempt (ghost-written by Thomas Chilton) to correct erroneous impressions produced by Mathew St. Clair Clarke's The life and adventures of Colonel David Crockett of West Tennessee, which was published anonymously in 1833, and later reissued as Sketches and eccentricities of Colonel David Crockett of West Tennessee. Cf. introduction to the facsimile edition of the Narrative, edited by J.A. Shackford and S.J. Folmsbee, and published by the University of Tennessee Press.

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