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>ong>theong>ong> first time since its original publication in , Wave High ong>ong>theong>ong> Banner is ong>ong>theong>ong> little-known first ong>novelong> by Dee Brown, one ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> most prolific, influential, and popular writers on ong>ong>theong>ong> American frontier experience. Brown skillfully weaves fact and fiction to recount Crockett's earliest apprenticeships and first loves, his marriage to his childhood sweeong>ong>theong>ong>art, his numerous moves ever deeper into ong>ong>theong>ong> wilderness, his turbulent years as a frontier politician in Tennessee, and his part in ong>ong>theong>ong> doomed and bloody defense ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Alamo in Texas. Brown re-creates a complex and richly textured Crockett who was a soldier, lover, husband, faong>ong>theong>ong>r, widower, Indian fighter, hunter, humorist, local politician, and champion ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> common people, both white and Indian.