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Vintage 1956 Hardback DAVY CROCKETT by Constance Rourke Jr Deluxe Ed - $20
condition:
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Junior Deluxe Editions
Illustrator - Walter Seaton
1934 Harcourt, Brace and Company, Inc
Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
No Jacket
Garden City, New York
Black/blue wreath on front cover and black lettering on spine
Some edge wear to the spine
Slight wear to the covers
The pages are clean and unmarked
Sound binding
Black-and-white drawings
One color illustration of Davy Crockett on his horse
"Behind this book": p. 247-276
8.5 inches x 5.75 inches
Newbery Honor recipient in 1935
Blending myth and reality, Constance Rourke aimed to get at the heart of Davy Crockett, whose hold on the American imagination was firm even before he died at the Alamo.
Pioneered in showing the backwoodsman's transformation into a folk hero. It remains a basic in the Crockett literature.
It includes detailed explanations of frontier life and many contemporary folk tales about Crockett, plus a very extensive bibliography.
A great book for the collector or for your child to read new adventures