David Crockett: His Life and Adventures: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

David Crockett: His Life and Adventures, credited to John S.C. Abbott, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of DAVID CROCKETT: HIS LIFE AND ADVENTURES, by JOHN S.C. ABBOTT. Read by Brett W. Downey. David "Davy" Crockett (August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) was a celebrated 19th century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier and politician. He is commonly referred to in popular culture by the epithet “King of the Wild Frontier.” He represented Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives, served in the Texas Revolution, and died at the Battle of the Alamo. This narrative attempts faithfully to record the influences under which David Crockett was reared and the incidents of his wild and wondrous life. It begins with his ancestors' immigration to the American wilderness, his adventures among the Indians, his political career in Tennessee and beyond, and ending with his heroic stand at the Alamo. ( Summary by Brett W. Downey )

Recording facts

• Recording title: David Crockett: His Life and Adventures
• Author credits: John S.C. Abbott
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 13
• Listed recording duration: 6:54:24

Catalogue topics

• history
• frontier
• woodsman
• Alamo
• Tennessee
• Texas
• folk hero
• Indian

Track guide

1. 01 - Parentage and Childhood — 31:56
2. 02 - Youthful Adventures — 33:37
3. 03 - Marriage and Settlement — 34:17
4. 04 - The Soldier Life — 37:11
5. 05 - Indian Warfare — 36:43
6. 06 - The Camp and the Cabin — 33:38
7. 07 - The Justice of Peace and the Legislator — 34:46
8. 08 - Life on the Obion — 34:29
9. 09 - Adventures in the Forest, on the River, and in the City — 32:35
10. 10 - Crockett's Tour to the North and the East — 28:05
11. 11 - The Disappointed Politician.--Off for Texas — 28:21
12. 12 - Adventures on the Prairie — 34:36
13. 13 - Conclusion — 14:13

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