Their Weight in Wildcats and Frontier Legends Explored
A review of James Daugherty's book Theirs Weight in Wildcats traces frontier folklore from Mike Fink to Davy Crockett. It highlights tall tales, courage, and brutal feats while noting lines between fact and fiction in American western lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Fink
Proud Joe
Fink
Mr. Daugherty
John M. Peck
Daniel Boone
Simon Kenton
Henry Howe
Kenton
Big Foot Wallace
John C. Duval
Wallace
Lone Star
Davy Crockett
Coonskin
Paul Bunyan
Babe
John Henry
Arkansas
T. B. Thorpe
Ozarks
Kit Carson
Johnny Appleseed
Johnny
Lewis ‘Wetzel
P Prayee
Hunters of Kentucky ballad recited in city
A lively fragment recounts Kentucky hunters and their rifle prowess led by General Jackson. It narrates a confrontation at Cypress Swamp with British forces, describing Kentuckians as fearless, half horse half alligator figures, and notes their tactical patience and pursuit of retreating foes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Jackson
New Orleans
Packenham
Old Hickory Jackson
Hunters of
Kentucky
Jackson
Cypress Swamp
John Bull
Eve Ry
Practical household tips from WNU Service spread
A compilation of kitchen and sewing hints including cabbage browning advice with breadcrumbs, removing sock wear, gravy making with milk and water, embroidery drying, cooking sausages with apples, butter in vegetable water to prevent boiling over, repurposing car springs into footstools, boiling potatoes before baking, a cocoa icing recipe, removing suede rain spots, and ironing collars on the correct side.
A Star for You and the Wit of Men
A reflective piece on memory and pride. It contrasts quick talk with slow facts and notes handwriting errors come from haste. It urges calm, humor in trouble, and restraint in worries. It ends by praising young men with ability in every era.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Elmo Scott Watson
Old Hickory
General Pakenham
Samuel Woodworth
Boston
James Daugherty
Houghton Mifflin Company
Feck
Mike
Mous
Boone
Fact
David Crockett
State of
Tennessee
Jim Beckwourth
Jim Bridger
West
Paul
Bunyan Master “Woodsman
King
THE
Keel-Boatmen
the Hunters OF
Orleans
Bis
Lesvoge
Ena
Montana Cereal Company
Billings, Montana
BC Es Emerreargtaer Rede
Alf
WNU
Cie
ETA
Gallatin Chick Hatchery
Bozeman
Mont
By Fred Neher
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