By Eric Fein
Stick to frontiersman and flesh presser Davy Crockett as he embarks on his old trip to San Antonio, Texas, to protect the Alamo--and finally sacrifice his lifestyles. Readers stand aspect via part with Crockett and the opposite decided American opponents of their conflict to win Texan independence from Mexico.
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