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Charles Fletcher Allen
1849–1914
Best known today for a lively early-20th-century biography of Davy Crockett, this American writer brought frontier history to younger readers in a clear, adventurous style. He is also remembered in library records and audiobook catalogs as a banker, poet, and author.
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About the author
Born in 1849 and deceased in 1914, Charles Fletcher Allen is chiefly associated with David Crockett: Scout, Small Boy, Pilgrim, Mountaineer, Soldier, Bear-Hunter, and Congressman, Defender of the Alamo, published in 1911. The book helped introduce readers to Crockett's life through a brisk, accessible narrative aimed at a broad audience.
Modern public-domain and library sources preserve only a modest sketch of Allen himself, but they consistently connect his name with that Crockett biography. LibriVox also identifies him as an American banker, poet, and author, suggesting a career that reached beyond literature alone.
Although he is not widely known today, Allen's work remains part of the public-domain reading world, where his storytelling still appeals to listeners interested in American frontier legend and popular historical biography.