He often described himself as the half-brother of cholera and nearly related to smallpox on his mother's side, and always wore a red feather in his cap to signify his defeat of every strong man he had ever encountered.
He often described himself as the half-brother of cholera and nearly related to smallpox on his mother's side, and always wore a red feather in his cap to signify his defeat of every strong man he had ever encountered. Described by Davy Crockett as "half horse and half alligator", he was renowned for the feats of marksmanship he achieved with his gun "Bang-All" until killed on a trapping expedition to the Rockies for one of his many romantic conquests. FTP, who was this legendary American figure known as the "king of the keelboatmen"?
He often described himself as the half-brother of cholera and nearly related to smallpox on his mother's side, and always wore a red feather in his cap to signify his defeat of every strong man he had ever encountered.
Mike Fink