Frontiersman and folk hero Jim Bowie was born on March 10 or April 10, 1796. Among his exploits was a duel in which he killed a sheriff with a large knife that Bowie's brother designed. Jim Bowie moved to Texas in 1830 where he became a Mexican citizen and joined the Texas militia during the Revolution. He was killed at the Alamo. This is the only portrait from life. The British musician David Jones changed his name to David Bowie became he liked stories of Jim and his knife. David Bowie, though, pronounced his name as BOH-ee, unlike Jim BOO-ee.
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