Reviews for On the Edge of War

The average rating for On the Edge of War based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-12-31 00:00:00 Janell Cole "Most men are remembered by how they died rather than how they lived." This quote by David Crockett serves, in my opinion, as the best way to describe this national folk hero that has grown over the years bigger than life. He was born in poverty and didn't lead a particularly remarkable childhood for that time in American history. That doesn't, however, mean that it isn't interesting 220 years later. Even when this book was first published in 1874 the country that he called home had changed drastically. He was renowned for his marksmanship but his fame was probably more attributed to his good humor, down home values, and knack of telling yarns. He readily admitted that he lacked the formal education of the other members of the legislature and had no idea about politics but he never-the less won the election and served in the House of Representatives for the state of Tennessee (1833-1835). Luck wasn't something he was abundantly blessed with. His first three romantic flames flickered and disappeared but Crockett was nothing if not tenacious. One day before his twentieth birthday he married Mary (Polly) Finley but she died less than eight years later leaving him with three children. For practical reasons he married Elizabeth Patton in 1815 but spent as much time living in the untamed wilderness as he did at home. I grew up in Texas and this pioneer from Tennessee is more a Texan that the yellow rose and his death at the Alamo is the true pinnacle of his life. I liked this story as it separated the facts from the fiction while still remaining highly readable.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-10-22 00:00:00 Neil Shiroma love this book.