Colonel Crockett

Colonel Crockett, the Texan Trailer by Chas. E. LaSalle. Published by Beadle and Adams, 1871.

This frontier adventure serial opens with Colonel Davy Crockett pursuing a massive bear through the Texas wilderness. After a comedic encounter with a bewildered German settler named Hans Bungslager, Crockett resumes his hunt and chases the bear to a settler's cabin, where it corners a young woman. Unable to stop the wounded animal with rifle fire, Crockett pursues it indoors, engaging in close hand-to-hand combat with his Bowie knife. The narrative emphasizes Crockett's hunting prowess and physical agility as he battles the enraged beast in the confined space of the cabin, dodging the creature's attacks while inflicting multiple knife wounds. The excerpt breaks mid-scene as Crockett notices someone watching from above.