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Jim Bowie Accomplishments

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There are many amazing heroines in Texas history but one really stood out to me….Jim Bowie!
Jim Bowie has had many accomplishments in early life and later life.James "Jim" Bowie was a 19th-century American pioneer, who played a prominent role in the Texas Revolution, culminating in his death at the Battle of the Alamo. Jim Bowie was born in Logan County, Kentucky in April 1796. He was known as a formidable knife fighter after a violent feud with local sheriff, Norris Wright. On March 6, 1836, Bowie Became an American folk hero when he died, along with Davy Crockett, during the defense of Texas fort, the Alamo.Known for his famous "Bowie knife" and a sometimes reckless adventurer, Jim Bowie is now immortalized as one of the true folk heroes in early Texas. Jim Bowie died March 6,1836 San Antonio Texas.

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