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Episode: Ep. 96 - The Accidental Fame of David Crockett
Description: This special episode was recorded during the celebration of David Crockett's 235th birthday at Discovery Park of America in Union City, Tenn. Podcast host Scott Williams is Discovery Park’s president and CEO and recently published “The Accidental Fame and Lack of Fortune of West Tennessee’s David Crockett.” In this program that took place in front of an audience at the museum that day, he explored how Crockett rose from the Tennessee frontier to international icon with panelists Bart Shatto and Dr. Arthur Hunt.
Shatto is a member of the original Broadway casts of Tony-nominated “Hands on a Hardbody” and “The Civ...