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Jim Bowie

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Noun1.Jim Bowie - United States pioneer and hero of the Texas revolt against Mexico; he shared command of the garrison that resisted the Mexican attack on the Alamo where he died (1796-1836)
Bowie, James Bowie


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After holding back the Mizzippy River to allow the freed slaves to cross over into Indian country, Arthur Stuart is sent to Mexico after Calvin, who has joined Steve Austin and Jim Bowie on an expedition to wipe out the natives.
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Jim Bowie was chronically ill, as were Andrew Jackson and Jefferson Davis.
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The story of the famed battle in 1836 for Texas independence seems to carry the same doom that we see in the names of those that fought there - Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie.
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