Washington Post writer Bob Thompson to discuss legend of Davy Crockett, March 13

Longtime Washington Post feature writer Bob Thompson will discuss his new book Born on a Mountaintop: On the Road with Davy Crockett and the Ghosts of the Wild Frontier at 6:30 p.m. March 13 at the National Press Club.

A book signing will follow the discussion. This event is a fundraiser for the National Press Club Journalism Institute. No outside book will be permitted.

Registration is required at http://www.press.org/events/davycrockett. Tickets are free for NPC members and $5 for the general public.

Thompson offers a revealing look at the historic Davy Crockett combined with the astonishing tale of his transformation into one of America's first mega-celebrities –- a tale that begins more than a century before Walt Disney's “King of the Wild Frontier” took the nation by storm.

In the road-trip tradition of Tony Horwitz and Sarah Vowell, Thompson traces Crockett's footsteps from the east Tennessee River valley where he was born; to Washington, where he served three terms in Congress; through the northeastern states, where he pioneered the political book tour; and on to Texas and the Alamo. Along the way, he seeks out those who know, love, and are still willing to fight over Davy's life and legacy.