Download or read book Who Was Davy Crockett? written by Gail Herman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-10-03 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Davy Crockett, the King of the Wild Frontier, is a man of legend. He is said to have killed his first bear when he was three years old. His smile alone killed another, and he skinned a bear by forcing him to run between two trees. Fact or fiction? Find out the real story of this folk hero, who did love to hunt bears, served as a congressman for Tennessee, and fought and died at the Alamo.