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.