Jim Bowie

One of the worst of them was an encounter between a band of over a hundred and about a dozen whites under the leadership of James Bowie, better known as Jim Bowie, of bowie-knife fame, -- this knife having become famous in border warfare.

For the Liberty of Texas Edward Stratemeyer 1896

"Jim Bowie," he who gave his name to the knife which on that occasion he so efficiently wielded -- after a protracted and terrible struggle dropping dead upon a heap of foes who had felt its sharp point and keen edge.

The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley Mayne Reid 1850

If he doesn’t come I’ll have to ride seventy miles with Jim Bowie, which is like riding seventy miles with a mute.

The Berrybender Narratives Larry McMurtry 2004

All you're ever told is that Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie, the inventor of the Bowie knife, and all these other guys, fought to the death.

Great voices of science fiction 2011

In moments like these, I knew that Louisiana was still a magical place, not terribly different than it was when Jim Bowie and his business partner the pirate Jean Lafitte smuggled slaves illegally into the United States and kept them in a barracoon, somewhere close to the very spot I was standing on.

The Glass Rainbow James Lee Burke 2010

Jim Bowie and Jean Lafitte brought them up the Mermentau River and sold them into the cane fields.

The Glass Rainbow James Lee Burke 2010

The problem was that they were drops of water in an ocean; Bill was surrounded like Jim Bowie at the Alamo, and Bill hated Texas.

Honesty 2010

In moments like these, I knew that Louisiana was still a magical place, not terribly different than it was when Jim Bowie and his business partner the pirate Jean Lafitte smuggled slaves illegally into the United States and kept them in a barracoon, somewhere close to the very spot I was standing on.

The Glass Rainbow James Lee Burke 2010

The tale was initially told as an American tragedy, with Custer and the men of the 7th Cavalry fighting to the death against an overwhelming force, much as Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett and their men died at the Alamo 40 years earlier.

Little Bighorn, Large Legend Roger D. McGrath 2010

The names or references to important Hispanic Texans throughout history also were denied, includng one Democrat amendment that would have taught that Tejanos Texans of Mexican ancestry died at the Alamo alongside Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie.

For Those Who Don't Think That Texas Is 'Right Wing' Enough ... 2010