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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Paddy54, post: 8165119, member: 19250&quot;]Davy Crockett as a kid was always a hero! I do recall the coon skin caps of the 50&#039;s . The bully in &#039;A Christmas story wore a coon skin hat.</p><p>Growing up on TV and movie western legions its nice to know &quot;the real&quot; story! </p><p>I was fortunate enough to to have a history professor who taught history as it should of been taught.</p><p>Prof. Duffy who also taught at the USNA in Annapolis Md. Taught history right,left,and middle views.</p><p>His lectures taught us a totally different view than what is taught in schools today.</p><p>I appreciate the op frankness of the history behind such a great American Hero.</p><p><br /></p><p>One would think that Davy would of been on a coin by now . Im going to guess the political&nbsp; under tones, of Davy&#039;s more liberal towards the native American was a potical undoing of his career in Washington.</p><p>However I like to believe that Davy was so out of place around Washington that he felt his confort zone was the frontier. </p><p>But to be a true student of history one must examine the total time peroid....from A to Z.</p><p>I do believe that many here would be a tad bit disappointed if they truly knew the real story.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was very grateful for a US history professor who made you think out side the box. Spoonfed exaggerations of the real truth may never be put in front of you.....but it is there for those whom desire the real story . </p><p>I agree 100% Davy as well of other Americans who made this country what it is today deserve the notations of their lives. Be it on a coin ....or just truth be told....as&nbsp; it was ....not some fairy tail that sounds good in a grade school text book.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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