The Davy Crockett of American mythology was, as anyone who grew up in the 1950s watching Walt Disney’s TV show could tell you, born on a mountaintop in Tennessee. The historical David Crockett (1786-1836) hailed from North Carolina. The mythic Davy fought single-handed through the Creek Indian War of 1813-14. The historical David grew so weary of combat that he paid a man to fulfill his final months of military obligation. Davy headed off for Texas to engage in lighthearted fun hunti
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