Chapter 10

Crockett's Tour to the North and the East.

His Reelection to Congress.--The Northern Tour.--First Sight of a Railroad.--Reception in Philadelphia.--His First Speech.--Arrival in New York.--The Ovation there.--Visit to Boston.--Cambridge and Lowell.--Specimens of his Speeches.--Expansion of his Ideas.--Rapid Improvement. . . . 267