Project Gutenberg 2022-09-07 Public domain in the USA. 122 Ellis, Edward Sylvester 1840 1916 Jayne, R. H. Ellis, E. S. (Edward Sylvester) Ellis, Edward S. (Edward Sylvester) Randolph, Geoffrey Hawthorne, R. M. LaSalle, Charles E. Adams, J. F. C. (James Fenimore Cooper) Adams, James Fenimore Cooper Adams, Capt. "Bruin" Muller, Billex Robins, Seelin Belknap, Boynton H. Belknap, B. H. (Boynton H.) Rodman, Emerson Hunter, Ned Lasalle, Chas. E. Emerson, Edwin Colonel Crockett, the Texan trailer $aUnited States :$bBeadle and Adams,$c1872,copyright 1884. Beadle's pocket novels No. 99 David Edwards, James Allan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Northern Illinois University Digital Library) "Colonel Crockett, the Texan Trailer" by Edward Sylvester Ellis is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The book follows the adventures of Colonel Davy Crockett, a famed hunter and folk hero, who embarks on a bear hunt in Texas. As the story unfolds, it presents themes of courage, survival, and the rough-and-tumble life of the American frontier during a time of significant conflict with Native American tribes. At the start of the book, Colonel Crockett is quickly drawn into an amusing interaction with a Dutchman in the woods while searching for a bear. The dialogue reveals Crockett's character as a quick-witted and bold hunter. However, the mood shifts as he becomes keenly aware of a bear he wants to hunt. He leaves the Dutchman in pursuit of the bear, but his quest soon intertwines with a more serious narrative when he encounters a young woman in distress, whose peril escalates into a fierce bear attack inside her cabin. The opening portion introduces both lighter moments and the dangers of the wilderness, setting the tone for the thrilling encounters and challenges Crockett and the others will face ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20200424120133various 1872 US Reading ease score: 77.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Indians of North America -- Fiction Biographical fiction Soldiers -- Fiction Dime novels Texas -- Fiction German Americans -- Fiction Scouts (Reconnaissance) -- West (U.S.) -- Fiction Bear hunting -- Fiction Crockett, Davy, 1786-1836 -- Fiction PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: American Literature 192722 2025-07-27T09:26:24.296213 text/html 171448 2024-10-19T00:41:00 text/html 378964 2025-07-27T09:26:30.150143 application/epub+zip 378725 2025-07-27T09:26:26.457183 application/epub+zip 378726 2025-07-27T09:26:25.174202 application/epub+zip 913146 2025-07-27T09:26:32.732180 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 891594 2025-07-27T09:26:29.339178 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 891490 2022-10-01T00:34:02.515679 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 177125 2025-07-27T09:26:23.907192 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 157147 2024-10-19T00:41:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19801 2025-07-27T09:26:32.889139 application/rdf+xml 23974 2025-07-27T09:26:25.748171 image/jpeg 3729 2025-07-27T09:26:25.461172 image/jpeg 2021856 2025-07-27T09:26:24.329184 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia