How Long to Read How Did Davy Die? And Why Do We Care So Much?

How Long Does it Take to Read How Did Davy Die? And Why Do We Care So Much??

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 1 minute to read How Did Davy Die? And Why Do We Care So Much? by Dan Kilgore

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Description

Just over thirty years ago, Dan Kilgore ignited a controversy with his presidential address to the Texas State Historical Association and its subsequent publication in book form, How Did Davy Die? After the 1975 release of the first-ever English translation of eyewitness accounts by Mexican army officer José Enrique de la Peña, Kilgore had the audacity to state publicly that historical sources suggested Davy Crockett did not die on the ramparts of the Alamo, swinging the shattered remains of his rifle "Old Betsy." Rather, Kilgore asserted, Mexican forces took Crockett captive and then executed him on Santa Anna's order. Soon after the publication of How Did Davy Die?, the London Daily Mail associated Kilgore with "the murder of a myth;" he became the subject of articles in Texas Monthly and the Wall Street Journal; and some who considered his historical argument an affront to a treasured American icon delivered personal insults and threats of violence. Now, in this enlarged, commemorative edition, James E. Crisp, a professional historian and a participant in the debates over the De la Peña diary, reconsiders the heated disputation surrounding How Did Davy Die? and poses the intriguing follow-up question, “. . . And Why Do We Care So Much?” Crisp reviews the origins and subsequent impact of Kilgore’s book, both on the historical hullabaloo and on the author. Along the way, he provides fascinating insights into methods of historical inquiry and the use—or non-use—of original source materials when seeking the truth of events that happened in past centuries. He further examines two aspects of the debate that Kilgore shied away from: the place and function of myth in culture, and the racial overtones of some of the responses to Kilgore’s work.

How long is How Did Davy Die? And Why Do We Care So Much??

How Did Davy Die? And Why Do We Care So Much? by Dan Kilgore is 121 pages long, and a total of 30,371 words.

This makes it 41% the length of the average book. It also has 37% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read How Did Davy Die? And Why Do We Care So Much? Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 45 minutes to read How Did Davy Die? And Why Do We Care So Much? aloud.

What Reading Level is How Did Davy Die? And Why Do We Care So Much??

How Did Davy Die? And Why Do We Care So Much? is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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