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What was James Bowie's nickname?
James Bowie's nickname was "Jim" or "Jim Bowie." He was an American pioneer, soldier, and frontiersman known for his role in the Texas Revolution and the Battle of the Alamo. Bowie is also famous for his design of the Bowie knife, a large fighting knife used in the early 19th century.
Where is the original bowie knife today?
The Moore family of Texas hired a man of Hispanic decent, who was a private in the army of Santa Anna around the 1890s. Somehow he had acquired Jim Bowie's famous bowie knife. He ended up owing the family x amount of dollars, which he didn't have, so in order to pay his debt he told them that he had Jim bowie's original knife from the Alamo, and they excepted it. As far as i know it is still in the possession of the Moore family.
What was James bowie childhood like?
James Bowie's childhood revolved almost completely around his idol, David Bowie. James Bowie had run away to seek fame and fortune just like his new father-figure, David Bowie.
A knife named after an American frontiersman?
Bowie knife by James Bowie
Was James Bowie married?
Yes he was married, but his wife and kids died of cholera. On April 25, 1831, Bowie married 19-year-old Maria Ursula de Veramendi.
