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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 edition. Excerpt: ...he formed the acquaintance legislature. In their talk together one of them jokingly proposed that Crockett also stand as a candidate. Crockett replied that this was out of the question, as he now lived forty miles away from any settlement and was a stranger in that part of the country. of three men who were rival candidates for the H One of the men who was talking with him was a certain Dr. Butler, a nephew of Andrew Jackson, who was then one of the most prominent public men in America. One day, after Crocketts return home, a traveler stopped at his cabin door and told him he had been named as a candidate for the legislature, and, drawing forth a newspaper, showed Davy the big headlines that announced the fact. The newspaper article sounded to Davy as if some one was playing a joke on him. This so stirred his fighting blood that he hired a young man of the neighborhood to plant his crops, and then Davy started out to make somebody pay for his fun. Two of the candidates referred to finally withdrew in favor of Dr. Butler. The doctor thought he would win easily on the strength of his connection with the great Jackson, as well as on his own merits, but when the votes were counted, Crockett came in ahead by two hundred and forty-seven votes. This election plainly showed Crocketts popularity as a man, for he won it without the advantage of education, influence, or money. At the end of Crocketts term in the legislature he was reelected with little opposition. At this time General Jackson became a candidate for the United States Senate from the state of Tennessee, and the legislature of the state elected him. There were twenty-five votes against him and one of the twenty-five was Crocketts. We wonder if Davy did...
| ISBN-13 | 9781153336956 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1153336952 |
| Weight | 0.28 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.18 In |
| List Price | $14.14 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 76 pages |
| Publisher | |
| Published On | 2010-01-01 |
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