Jim Bowie Biography

Jim Bowie biography

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NAME: James Bowie
OCCUPATION: Folk Hero, Warrior
BIRTH DATE: c. 1796
DEATH DATE: March 06, 1836
PLACE OF BIRTH: Logan County, Kentucky

PLACE OF DEATH: San Antonio, Texas

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Jim Bowie is a popular hero of the Texas Revolution, remembered for his hand in the Battle of the Alamo (Feb.-March 1836).

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Jim Bowie is a popular hero of the Texas Revolution, remembered for his hand in the Battle of the Alamo (Feb.-March 1836). Legends of his knife skills have made him a folk hero. Several Western songs and ballads were written about his gallant defense while in the Texas army. Due to killing a man with a knife, the Bowie knife was invented, either by him or his brother Rezin.