Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Davy Crockett
Born: August 17, 1786
Died: March 6, 1836 (aged 49)
Bio: David "Davy" Crockett was a 19th-century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier, and politician. He is commonly referred to in popular culture by the epithet "King of the Wild Frontier". He represented Tennessee in the U.S.
Known for:
- A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett (1834)
- The autobiography of David Crockett
- The Life of David Crockett: An Autobiography
- The Life Of Martin Van Buren (1835)
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