{"product_id":"cigar-box-lithographs-volume-ii-hardcover","title":"Cigar Box Lithographs: Volume II - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles J. Humber\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust as this publication was ready for the\u003cbr\u003eprinter, a very rare cigar box was listed\u003cbr\u003eon an internet auction site. Recognizing\u003cbr\u003eits rarity and extraordinary appeal, \u003cbr\u003ea decision was made to bid on it with\u003cbr\u003ethe hopes of purchasing it. As author, I\u003cbr\u003ewon. But I also knew that it was too late\u003cbr\u003eto include this Davy Crockett cigar box\u003cbr\u003ealongside the more than 100 other cigar\u003cbr\u003eboxes already headlined and profiled in\u003cbr\u003ethis particular 200-page volume. After\u003cbr\u003ewinning the bid a final decision was\u003cbr\u003emade to illustrate this cigar box on the\u003cbr\u003eback cover of this production. In so doing readers have a chance to scrutinize a very rare and a one-of-a-kind cigar box. Of course, any cigar box that lithographically headlines Davy Crockett usually identifies the famous American frontiersman with the Alamo (see this Volume, page 114) and how he and 200 Texans were killed in 1836 by Santa Anna's 1500 strong Mexican forces. A wide-spread interest in Davy Crockett ever since has become the norm. Tennessee Ernie Ford popularized him in 1955 with his hit \"The Battle of Davy Crockett\". John Wayne immortalized Davy Crockett when he played the famous frontiersman in the 1960 Hollywood blockbuster, The Alamo. The stunning lithographic print on the inside lid of a wooden cigar box made by William Simpson of Massachusetts, circa 1900, now highlights this back cover of this book and demonstrates the ultimate bravery of a young Davy Crockett protecting individuals inundated with a blizzard and petrified of wolves trying to push their way into the pioneer Log Cabin (see this Volume, pages 108- 109) that the legendary frontiersman is valiantly guarding and resolutely defending. This Davy Crocket lithographic print is one of the highlight prints of the book....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 196\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 05, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461327831218,"sku":"9781525566707","price":48.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/13154ca331bbf0ea5a26d80b496e6808.webp?v=1778946632","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/cigar-box-lithographs-volume-ii-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}