American Legends: The Life of Jim Bowie

*Discusses some of the legends and controversies surrounding Bowie's life, including the origins of the Bowie knife and Bowie's fate at the Alamo. *Includes pictures of Bowie and other important people and places in his life. *Includes a Bibliography for further reading. *Includes a Table of Contents. "I'll wage they found no bullets in his back." - Jim Bowie's mother after hearing of his death at the Alamo. A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history’s most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors’ American Legends series, readers can get caught up to speed on the lives of America’s most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known. Jim Bowie is one of 19th century America’s most famous names, even if what’s known about the man is more legend than fact. Like Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett, Bowie has come to represent the pioneeri