FESS PARKER GREW UP IN TEXAS, SERVED IN WORLD WAR II, AND LATER BECAME TV'S INCREDIBLY POPULAR DAVY CROCKETT AND DANIEL BOONE. AFTER HIS FILM AND TV CAREER, PARKER BECAME A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSMAN, HOTEL BUILDER, AND VINTNER. WILLIAM R. CHEMERKA'S AUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY IS A RESPECTFUL TRIBUTE TO AN AMAZING MANTHAT FEATURESTHOUGHTFUL RECOLLECTIONS FROM PARKER'S FAMILY, FRIENDS, CO-STARS, AND FANS, AND INCLUDES A NUMBER OF NEVER-BEFORE-PUBLISHED PHOTOGRAPHS.

"The Battle of Bunker Hill" is the exciting story of the first major military conflict of the American Revolution and how two fathers and two sons left their respective farms to defend the heights overlooking Boston in 1775. Author William R. Chemerka, who wrote the original screenplay for producer-director Tony Malanowski's "The Battle of Bunker Hill" docudrama, weaves an emotional tale of two families, two armies, and the birth of nation.

Joseph Warren Revere, a grandson of the legendary Paul Revere, served in the U.S. Navy; circumnavigated the globe; raised the first American flag in Sonoma, California during the Mexican War; battled pirates, sharks, and Indians; searched for gold; had a scandalous affair; joined the Union Army and received a court-martial for his actions at the Battle of Chancellorsville during the Civil War. And then he began the fight of his life. William R. Chemerka, an award-winning educator, author, History Channel commentator, and recipient of the North Jersey Civil War Round Table's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012, brings the untold story of Revere's Gothic adventures to life in this detailed biography.

"Fess Parker grew up in Texas, served in World War II, and later became TV's incredibly popular 'Davy Crockett' and 'Daniel Boone.' After his film and TV career, Parker became a successful businessman, hotel builder, and vintner. William R. Chemerka's authorized biography is a respectful tribute to an amazing man that features thoughtful recollections from Parker's family, friends, co-stars, and fans, and includes a number of never-before-published photographs."

In 1986, The Alamo Journal, the official publication of The Alamo Society, began to meet the demand of those who wanted to know more about the Alamo of history and the Alamo of popular culture. Over the years, a number of articles, penned by professional and amateur historians, have added to our collective understanding of the siege of the Alamo. As a result of the contributors' efforts since the Texas Sesquicentennial, every major book written about the Alamo and its participants has included references from The Alamo Journal. This humble volume features a representative sample of articles printed in The Alamo Journal.

The real Davy Crockett, hero of the Alamo, has been hard to define. Was he "half-horse-half-alligator" or an inarticulate representative of poor canebrake squatters who, like him, saw the Western horizon as a place of economic opportunity? Was he a self-promoting politician or a genuine democrat who fought for those citizens who lacked a voice in government? Perhaps Crockett was atypical- an uncommon man. William R. Chemerka is the founder of the Alamo Society and edits its quarterly publication, The Alamo Journal. The Alamo enthusiast is the author of The Alamo Almanac and Book of Lists (Eakin Press) and has appeared as a historical commentator on the History Channel and the Arts and Entertainment Network. Chemerka has taught American History and Economics at Madison High School in Madison, New Jersey, for twenty-seven years. He is the recipient of the DAR's Outstanding Teacher of American History in the State of New Jersey Award, three Barrett-Caprio Teaching Awards, the Governor's Teaching Recognition Award, and has been recognized by "Who's Who Among American Teachers." Two Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge Grants have been bestowed upon the author, one for the study of New Jersey's role in the Texas Revolution. Chemerka is a member of the Texas State Historical Association, the Company of Military Historians, the Brigade of the American Revolution, the New Jersey Historical Society, the Screen Actors Guild, and the Actor's Equity Association.