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Davids father stood beside the stone chimney and spoke to his son Its time to grow up lad he said Mr Siler has hired you to go to Virginia with him Hes run ragged trying to keep the cattle with him and he needs a young un with strong legs and keen eyes to help him out Better hitch the wagon and say your goodbyes

Growing up in Greene County Tennessee Davy Crocketts education came from the toil of hard labor Working as a farm hand and wagon driver he learned about the people and the land of the West and he was captivated The untamed wilderness the sound of wild animals and the roar of the river would be his destiny

One of Americas bestknown folk heroes Crockett served as a frontiersman a scout a soldier and a politician in the US Congress He died defending the Alamo a steadfast citizen and heroic leader to the very end