Davy Crockett Quote Shot Glass

September 21,2024

quot;You may all go to hell, and I will go to Texas" the now famous words of Davy Crockett are memorialized in stark white letters on this navy shot glass. David Davy Crockett (1786-1836) was already an American folk hero before he arrived in Texas in 1835. According to his own yarn, Crockett, who was serving Tennessee in the U.S. Congress, promised his constituents that if they did not reelect him, You may go to hell, and I will go to Texas. He was as good as his word. From a young age, Davy Crockett had won fame as a sharpshooter, hunter, and storyteller. His tall tales were the basis of popular plays and books. Beginning in 1827, the frontiersman served several terms in Congress, but his heart was with the spirit of adventure. In February 1836, after traveling through East Texas, Crockett arrived in San Antonio just as the siege of the Alamo was getting underway. He was quick to join forces with the defenders under William B. Travis and Jim Bowie, and his courage during the battle became the stuff of legend.