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Bookmark or Share- James Bowie | The AlamoA Frontier Legend. Dr. R. Bruce Winders, Former Alamo Director of History and Curator. One name forever linked to the Battle of the Alamo is James Bowie. Although not yet a household name like “Crockett” at the time of the battle, Bowie and his exploits had gained renown in some quarters. His death on March 6, 1836, however, ensured his ...
- Jim Bowie: The Man, the Myth, and the Knife | Field & StreamThere are plain ones and fancy ones, big ones and little ones, ugly ones and graceful ones. All are, I’m certain, of far higher quality than anything Jim Bowie carried or dreamed of.
- James Bowie - WikipediaJames Bowie (/ ˈ b uː i / BOO-ee) (April 10, 1796 – March 6, 1836) was a 19th-century American pioneer, slave smuggler and trader, and soldier who played a prominent role in the Texas Revolution. He was among the Americans who died at the Battle of the Alamo.
- James Bowie - New World EncyclopediaIn 1800, Rezin Bowie sold his property and the family spent two years in Missouri. They moved to Spanish Louisiana in 1802 when he was six [1] settling on the Bushley Bayou in Rapides Parish. [2] [3] The Bowie family moved again in 1809, settling on Bayou Teche in Louisiana.
- Jim Bowie - Knife, Alamo & Death - BiographyJim Bowie was a fighter in Texas Revolution who died during the defense of the Alamo. He became an American folk hero and the "Bowie Knife" is named after him.
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