Wave High the Banner: A Novel Based on the Life of Davy
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brown, Dee, PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> New Mexico Press, Reissued for ong>theong> first time song>inong>ce its origong>inong>al publication ong>inong> , Wave High ong>theong> Banner is ong>theong> little-known first novel by Dee Brown, one ong>ofong> ong>theong> most prolific, ong>inong>fluential, and popular writers on ong>theong> American frontier experience. Brown skillfully weaves fact and fiction to recount Crockett's earliest apprenticeships and first loves, his marriage to his childhood sweeong>theong>art, his numerous moves ever deeper ong>inong>to ong>theong> wilderness, his turbulent years as a frontier politician ong>inong> Tennessee, and his part ong>inong> ong>theong> doomed and bloody defense ong>ofong> ong>theong> Alamo ong>inong> Texas. Brown re-creates a complex and richly textured Crockett who was a soldier, lover, husband, faong>theong>r, widower, ong>Inong>dian fighter, hunter, humorist, local politician, and champion ong>ofong> ong>theong> common people, both white and ong>Inong>dian.