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"Sunrise in His Pocket: The Life, Legend, and Legacy of Davy Crockett." Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, 1880 N. Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78711.
Temporary exhibition, March 2Aug. 18, 2002. 7,000 sq. ft. Paul A. Hutton, guest curator; Drew Patterson, graphic designer.
Internet: Web site in conjunction with the History Channel. Webcast and video feed from event, sections for students and teachers (timeline of Crockett's life, student reading, images from exhibition and elsewhere), and video clips <www.historychannel.com/classroom/davycrockett> (Dec. 2, 2002).
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As this tantalizing exhibition made clear, people have always been fascinated by David Crockett. That fascination built up during his lifetime, but the levels of curiosity and attention have continued since his controversial death at the battle of the Alamo in 1836. For more than a century thereafter, stage plays, pictures, books, cigars, ships' names, school tablets, and other products kept Crockett before the American people. With the coming of the television age in the 1950s, Crockett's image swept the world. |
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