How This Bear-Hunting Pioneer Died a Hero at the Alamo (1836)

He hunted bears, braved battles, and told his own story long before others turned him into legend. And in 1836, Davy Crockett died where myths are born—at the Alamo.
From the wild hills of Tennessee to the halls of Congress, Crockett lived by grit, wit, and raw frontier spirit. He married, fought, hunted, and stood up to power—even when it cost him politically. But his greatest tales came not from others, but from his own hand, when he wrote the story of his life and sealed his place in American myth.
This is the journey of the man behind the legend—before the final stand, before the last charge, before the Alamo.
How did a bear-hunting pioneer rise from the backwoods to national fame—and what drove him to fight and die for a cause not fully his own?
The campfire is ready, so stay with me tonight; the story is about to start. My name is Sam, and this is Wild America.

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CHAPTERS:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:11 - Chapter I
00:19:29 - Chapter II
00:38:44 - Chapter III
00:51:34 - Chapter IV
01:07:51 - Chapter V
01:23:04 - Chapter VI
01:44:09 - Chapter VII
01:59:41 - Chapter VIII
02:11:49 - Chapter IX
02:21:21 - Chapter X
02:38:25 - Chapter XI
02:43:43 - Chapter XII
02:57:01 - Chapter XIII
03:08:17 - Chapter XIV

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