I just finished reading "David Crockett: The Lion of the West", by Michael Wallis, Tulsa author of many books.  Michael Wallis is an excellent story teller and he has written books ranging from "Pretty Boy Floyd to Route 66 to Billy The Kid".  Mr. Wallis was also the voice of the Sheriff in the Pixar movie Cars.
It has been said, “reading a Michael Wallis book is like dancing to a romantic ballad. He offers his hand and gently guides you across the floor, swaying to the song of the American West.”
In his book about the "the real David Crockett", Mr. Wallis writes to distinguish fact from fiction.  David Crockett never referred to himself as Davy.  He did die at The Alamo but he did not kill a bear when he was only three, though he did love bear hunting.  He did not wear a coonskin cap except in publicity photographs.  He liked to drink and party, was a failure as a husband and family man.  He was most comfortable in the woods hunting bear though he did spend some time in Washington, DC.
I discovered the history we've been taught is not always the real story and that truth is often even more interesting than the romanticized fiction.

~Nancy