I have a copy of the Autobiography of Davy Crockett. It is a very well written and funny book. It really shows his personality. Oh, about John Sevier: he fought Indians 34 times and won every battle. I had a ancestor that was a lieutenant in the militia under Sevier. One of their more unusual battles was near here on Flint Mountain. The Cherokee, being a little different from other tribes, built a fort on the mountain and were going to use it to raid into the Nolichuckey Valley. Sevier found out about it and attacked it. So you have the image of Indians defending the fort while being surrounded by a hundred or so yowling hillbillies.
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