John Brennan Texas history 1-8-15

Mr Davy Crockett

Davy Crockett was a frontiersman and politician who severed in the Us congress before moving on towards West into Texas. He was among the many defenders in the 1836 Battle of the Alamo which were killed by the Mexican army. The television gave people a positive point of view on Davy Crockett by presenting him as a heroic figure, and also by presenting him as an independent. individual. . People got to visualize the tactics and demand of what Davy once used. With the help of Disney they used an American hero and make him a icon and created a huge franchise that would help the in the economy.

Davy was a well-known figure in Texas with his outstanding achievements from being elected twice into Congress, representing Tennessee U.S of Representatives, and serving the Creek War. Crockett’s fame only grew more and more after his death at the Alamo due to a five-part serial that aired on ABC in one-hour episodes on Disneyland series televisions. With the americans seeing what person Davy Crockett was not just for his parts in Congress or Creek War but as the heroic figure in the Alamo standing his ground with the other soldiers while being attacked by Santa annas Mexican army. People get to see him as a legend of the American frontier. Crockett has been popularized by the countless of movies, shows, please, and much more 20th century dramas that made him the most revered figures in American legacy. Americans see him as the guy that lost his Congressional seat and raising a toast to his friends with saying “You may all go to hell and I will go to Texas” as a man not worried about just the seat but wanting to go volunteer to serve as a member of the rebel militia fighting the Mexican army. Within the autobiography 139 men held off thousands of Mexican soldiers for over eleven days when finally Crockett and his man were killed over two thousand Mexicans had been slain.

With not just remembering him by his war side Davy grew up growing towards the independent person he was when he passed. He gotten into a fight with a bully and with not wanting to deal with a punishment he ran away at age 13 but to also avoid beatings by his father. He would end up joining with a cattle drover who headed towards Front Royal, Virginia and he would end up spending two years roaming around from town to town while learning very important skills to master such as trapping, building, hunting, hat maker, wagon maker, working for farmers, and shooting a rifle. With teaching himself with he expanded what he loved which was shooting the rifle and often won local shooting competition because of his amazing rifle skills. Just after thee years gone by Davy decided to return to home which was springily with arms wide open and returned to school on his own to learn to read. He grew up being a man of his word, worked hard, and became a eloquent speaker. Americans got to see him as boy who ran off and figured out what he likes and used it towards his skills in the battle. Becoming a young man at a young age with the choice of running away. With how television and disney promoted Crockett he automatically became loved and became a hero figured. With his techniques in his lifestyle be encouraged people to stand their group and to follow what they believe in. Even young children would ran around reciting the “Ballad of Davy Crockett” and wanting everything to do with him. “Crockett the farmer, mill owner, and speculator scrambling to stay ahead of debt” was showing that he meant to get things done. He wasn’t one for “organized labor” he did what he was responsible for and got things done that needed to be. The view of his independence was clear of the type of person he grew up as going out on his own learning his own abilities and using them as tactics in wars and as a man in the field.

In conclusion the television gave people a positive point of view on Davy Crockett by presenting him as a heroic figure, and also by presenting him as an independent. individual.Davy Crockett’s positive american view was huge on his heroic figure and independency. He became a hero at the Alamo but even was a long before that. People enjoyed who Davy was and what he stood for as a person. Which takes back to his childhood years of when he decided to run away at age 13 and become a man that would stick to his word and fight for what he believed in. He was greatly appreciated by the people from Tennessee but even more so as a popular figure in Texas. He’s been known for his war times, independence, honesty, and backwoods humor. The American view on Davy Crockett has grew from books of enjoyment to now television shows that still air on certain networks.