John Wayne normally played fictional characters, but broke away from that trend to play a real-life hero in a passion project ...

Like many of the men who fought at the Alamo in 1836, David "Davy" Crockett was a recent arrival in Texas. Received as a celebrity, he had represented Tennessee in the U.S. Congress. He was ...

No one is trying to topple the Alamo quite yet, but a new revisionist book on the foundational event of Texas history partakes of the iconoclastic spirit of our time. The book, titled “Forget the ...

The Davy Crockett miniseries starring Fess Parker became an overnight hit. Young boys were thrilled by gunfights with Indians, river pirates, bears, and heroics at the Alamo. They wore imitative ...

Who defended the Alamo and why were they fighting? Traditional accounts emphasize William Travis, Jim Bowie, and Davy Crockett -- the so-called Alamo "trinity" -- but in a larger sense each ...

Davy Crockett and Jimmy Hoffa both had plenty of attitude.

displaying artifacts belonging to some of the Alamo's most famous defenders, including Davy Crockett and James Bowie. Visit the Alamo Church on your own or by guided tour, and then check out the ...

Tennessee, 1838. Polly Crockett, the daughter of the legendary hero Davy Crockett of Alamo, and makes a living from hunting in the forests. These forests are still inhabited by the Indians.

Historical drama detailing the 1835-36 Texas revolution before, during, and after the famous siege of the Alamo (February 23 ... along with Davey Crockett and Jim Bowie, were besieged in an ...

Against orders and with no help of relief Texas patriots led by William Travis, Jim Bowie, and Davy Crockett defend the Alamo against overwhelming Mexican forces.