Davy Crockett

David Crockett, better known as Davy Crockett (born Davy Crockett; August 17, 1786 - March 6, 1836) is an American traveler, officer, and politician who has become a character in US folklore. Born at the frontier, in Tennessee. He was a scout during the Crick War of 1813-1814, and soon gained a reputation as an outstanding hunter and became widely known. In the years 1821-1823 - a member of the House of Representatives of Tennessee. In 1825, he unsuccessfully ran for Congress as a supporter of Andrew Jackson. From March 4, 1827 to March 3, 1831 he represented the state of Tennessee in the lower house of Congress already as an opponent of the presidential Indian Relocation Act. As a result, he lost the election in 1830 and 1834, but was re-elected in 1833. After losing the next election, he went to Texas. He died at 49, defending the Alamo Fortress during the Texas War of Independence. According to one legend, Davy Crockett could get from a musket to an ax blade from forty meters so that the bullet was divided into two halves. Leading programs "Legend Destroyers" came to the conclusion that this is possible. Crockett was a celebrity during his lifetime (he was called the “King of the Wild Frontier”), and after his death they wrote books and songs about him, made films and television series.