New book debunks David Crockett execution narrative

David Crockett Went Down Fighting: How We Know It by Alamo history researchers Phil Guarnieri and Richard L. Range delves into the ongoing controversy about how David Crockett died at the Alamo Battle on March 6, 1836. Some rely on evidence indicating that he was executed by order of Gen. Santa Anna following the battle. Others, like the authors, insist that Crockett died much as he lived — fighting. This book differs from others in that it approaches the subject in a way that examines the same evidence that other researchers have, but from a different perspective. To what result?...

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