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James Bowie   /dʒeɪmz bˈoʊi/   Listen
James Bowie

noun
1.
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).  Synonyms: Bowie, Jim Bowie.






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"James Bowie" Quotes from Famous Books



... James Bowie had landed, in just such a company, near Galveston; and although the company was driven out he chose Texas for his home. He traveled through it, lived at old San Antonio, entered into business, at Saltillo, south of the Rio Grande on the present Mexican border, was naturalized as a ...
— Boys' Book of Frontier Fighters • Edwin L. Sabin



Words linked to "James Bowie" :   pioneer, Bowie, Jim Bowie



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