James (Jim) Bowie by Richardphotos
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(1796 – March 6, 1836) was a nineteenth-century American pioneer, soldier, smuggler, slave trader, and land speculator, who played a prominent role in the Texas Revolution, culminating in his death at the Battle of the Alamo. Stories of him as a fighter and frontiersman, both real and fictitious, have made him a legendary figure in Texas history and a folk hero of American culture.
Born in Kentucky, Bowie spent most of his life in Louisiana, where he was raised and where he later worked as a land speculator. His rise to fame began in 1827 on reports of the Sandbar Fight. What began as a duel between two other men deteriorated into a melée in which Bowie, having been shot and stabbed, killed the sheriff of Rapides Parish with a large knife. This, and other stories of Bowie's prowess with a knife, led to the widespread popularity of the Bowie knife (though he may not have been using a knife of the style nowadays named after him).
Bowie's reputation was cemented by his role in the Texas Revolution. After moving to Texas in 1830, Bowie became a Mexican citizen and married Ursula Veramendi, the daughter of the Mexican vice governor of the province. His fame in Texas grew following his failed expedition to find the lost San Saba mine, during which his small party repelled an attack by a large Indian raiding party. At the outbreak of the Texas Revolution, Bowie joined the Texas militia, leading forces at the Battle of Concepción and the Grass Fight. In January 1836, he arrived at the Alamo, where he commanded the volunteer forces until an illness left him bedridden. Bowie died with the other Alamo defenders on March 6. Despite conflicting accounts of the manner of his death, the "most popular, and probably the most accurate" accounts maintain that he died in his bed after emptying his pistols into several Mexican soldiers. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I previously done an manipulation of his statue with this same background, but hopefully I done it better this time around
Comments (30)
mapps
awesome shot :-)
Cyve
Fantastic sculpture and fantastic shot also !!!
magnus073
Richard, thank you so much for this very well done and informative presentation.
ontar1
Great statue!
VDH
Great capture, very nice work!
mickeyrony
This is a nice statue and info ... Thank to share ((5++))
allnaydi
Great image and background information Richard.
tcombs
this is a nice shot!
Jean_C
A very beautiful sculpture, excellent capture! Thanks for the infos, Richard!
Leije
Excellent capture and thanks for the infos, Richard !
byteline
Fantastic photo!
jayfar
Great info and shot Richard.
farmerC
Shining done.
Windigo
Great work and info!
drittervon5
Very nice capture! Very well done!
Star4mation
Great shot Richard :)
moochagoo
The famous Jim Bowie !!!!
netsuke
Heroic - thanks for the history lesson - always interested in learning something new.
jeroni
Fantastic image
eekdog Online Now!
superb history on him, Rich. good job.
Faemike55
Very good work on the photo and narrative
RodS
An excellent shot of Jim's statue, Richard! He was certainly a colorful character, and a prominent figure in Texas history.
Bampster
Great capture and super background info!!!!!
UteBigSmile
It's a very beautiful looking capture!
STEVIEUKWONDER
Sounds like Bowie was made of stern stuff!
MarciaGomes
Fantástica foto Richard a estátua é maravilhosa,obrigado pela informação.+++++++++++5
drifterlee
Nice shot and interesting story!
irisinthespring
Awesome capture and story!
flavia49
nice shot
danapommet
A cool statue and nice to see that he had his boots on!