One Year: 1955 | 2. The Crockett Craze

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News, Society & Culture, History, Documentary, Politics

4.6 • 25.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

In 1955, the frontiersman Davy Crockett became the most famous man in America, more than a century after his death at the Alamo. This week, Evan Chung dives into a cultural phenomenon nobody saw coming. Not the kids in coonskin caps who started the craze, not the parents whose money fueled it, and least of all Walt Disney, the legendary studio head who created it totally by accident. Josh Levin is One Year’s editorial director. One Year’s senior producer is Evan Chung. This episode was produced by Kelly Jones and Evan Chung, with additional production by Sophie Summergrad. It was edited by Joel Meyer and Derek John, Slate’s executive producer of narrative podcasts. Merritt Jacob is our senior technical director. Join Slate Plus to get the first three episodes of One Year: 1955 right away—and a bonus 1955 story at the end of the season. Slate Plus members also get to listen to all Slate podcasts without any ads. Sign up now to support One Year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, this is Josh Levine, the host of one year.
0:03.0	I hope you're enjoying our season on 1955.
0:06.0	This week, we have a story from Senior Producer Evan Chung.
0:10.0	In 1955, Gary Foreman would have an experience that would alter the course of his life.
0:17.0	I was all of five years old, and I remember exactly what happened when it happened.
0:25.0	Let me set the scene.
0:27.0	Gary's family had just moved north
0:30.0	to settle in a new and unfamiliar terrain.
0:34.0	My parents were very much like pioneers.
0:36.0	They were determined to make a home for us, wherever that was.
0:41.0	They were helping blaze a trail that would forever transform the American landscape.
0:47.0	A frontier known as suburbia.
0:51.0	An important change has taken place in American life.
0:54.7	The suburbs.
0:55.7	A catalyst of such power and magnitude that its force will continue to stimulate our national
1:00.3	economy far beyond my ability to forecast.
1:04.0	Thanks to massive government investment, millions of families, at least white middle class ones,
1:10.0	were able to build their dream homes.
1:12.0	Young couples with their baby boom chill- were able to build their dream homes.
1:12.8	Young couples with their baby boom children
1:15.3	were staking claims on the edges of cities.
1:18.4	Places like Racine, Wisconsin,
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