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title	:	Death of a Legend : The Myth and Mystery Surrounding the Death of Davy Crockett
author	:	Groneman, Bill.
publisher	:	Republic of Texas Press
isbn10 | asin	:	1556226888
print isbn13	:	9781556226885
ebook isbn13	:	9780585262673
language	:	English
subject	Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.)--Siege, 1836, Crockett, Davy,--1786-1836--Death and burial, Pea, Jos Enrique de la,--1807-1841 or 2.--Resea y diario de la campaa de Texas.
publication date	:	1999
lcc	:	F390.G845 1999eb
ddc	:	976.4/03
subject	:	Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.)--Siege, 1836, Crockett, Davy,--1786-1836--Death and burial, Pea, Jos Enrique de la,--1807-1841 or 2.--Resea y diario de la campaa de Texas.

Page iii Death of a Legend The Myth and Mystery Surrounding the Death of Davy Crockett Bill Groneman

Page iv Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Groneman, Bill. Death of a legend: the myth and mystery surrounding the death of Davy Crockett / Bill Groneman. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p.) and index. ISBN 1-55622-688-8 (pbk.) 1. Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.)Siege, 1836. 2. Crockett, Davy, 17861836Death and burial. 3. Pea, Jos Enrique de la, 18071841 or 2. Resea y diario de la campaa de Texas. I. Title. F390.G845 1999 976.4'03dc21 99-28769 CIP 1999, Bill Groneman All Rights Reserved Republic of Texas Press is an imprint of Wordware Publishing, Inc. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from Wordware Publishing, Inc. Printed in the United States of America ISBN 1-55622-688-8 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 9904 All inquiries for volume purchases of this book should be addressed to Wordware Publishing, Inc., at 2320 Los Rios Boulevard, Plano, Texas 75074. Telephone inquiries may be made by calling: (972) 423-0090

Page v Contents Acknowledgments ix Foreword xi Introduction xvii Part One Chapter One Davy Crockett and the Alamo 1 Chapter Two Execution 37 Chapter Three Died Fighting 77 Chapter Four Other DeathsOther Mysteries 93 Part Two Chapter Five Jos Enrique de la Pea and his Diary 113 Chapter Six The Pea Account as a Fake 133 Chapter Seven History for Sale 159 Chapter Eight Conclusions 175 Part Three Appendix A Crockett's Many Deaths 185 Appendix B Crockett's Film Deaths 201 Appendix C Davy Deathiana 206 Appendix D A Word About Forgeries 223 Notes 235 Sources 252 Index 269

Page vi For my children, William Francis Groneman IV and Katherine Kelly Groneman (Billy and Katie)

Page vii After all, I guess it doesn't matter whether you look down or upas long as you look. John Steinbeck, Sweet Thursday

Page viii "You May Take Our Lives, But You Will Never Take Our Freedom" by Kirk Stirnweis Full color prints of the cover art are available from: Americana Historical Art 34 Sumner Pl. Ft. Leavenworth, KS 66027 (913) 682-2543 E-mail: germmr@aol.com website: http://members.xoom. com/aha98

Page ix Acknowledgments I would like to thank and acknowledge all of the following: My wife Kelly, son Billy, daughter Katie, and Dalmatian Glennis. Ma and Mikey Novak. My friends at Republic of Texas Press, Russell and Dianne Stultz, Ginnie Bivona, Beth Kohler, Martha McCuller, and the rest of the fine staff. My friend, mentor, and former editor at Republic of Texas Press, Mary Goldman, for all of her encouragement. Also, Bill and Debbie Chemerka; Don and Terry Griffiths; Cathy Herpich; Clyde Hubbard; Brian Huberman, Ph.D. and Cynthia Wolf; Paul A. Hutton, Ph.D.; Bob Strong; Kirk Stirnweis for the cover artwork and to Dr. Harold Mermelstein for directing me to the artwork; and especially Tom Lindley, Joe Musso, and Rod Timanus for their continued support and assistance; the members of the Alamo Society; and the Western Writers of America. Also the staffs of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library at the Alamo, and the Malverne Public Library. And all the institutions, libraries, and archives that allowed me to use their artwork and photos: Maggie Reynolds of Americana Historical Art; The Center for American History, Austin; Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library, San Antonio; Institute of Texan Cultures, San Antonio; New York Historical Society, New York City; Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center, Liberty, Texas; the Texas State Archives, Austin; and the

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