James Bowie

James or 'Jim' Bowie was an infamous American Frontiersman whose capacity for fighting was legendary. He was also famous for the use of an extra-long knife, something which would forever be associated with him by sharing his name, giving us today the Bowie Knife. 
== Facts: ==
-Born in Kentucky, James Bowie grew up fighting. He fought in adolescent gangs, he fought with police, he fought with hostile natives, and finally he fought with whole governments. 
-James Bowie was an accomplished Frontiersman and worked extensively in the wilderness, especially as a land speculator. 
-Bowie is most famous for his last stand at the Battle of the Alamo. He is reported to have been so severely sick/wounded he was bedridden during the battle. However, when the fort was swarmed by Mexican soldiers, Bowie unloaded his two pistols into a troop of soldiers, the survivors of whom bayoneted him. 
== References: ==
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Bowie
-https://www.thoughtco.com/biography-of-jim-bowie-2136241
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