More than 180 years after his death, the mention of Jim Bowie still stirs the imagination of admirers around the world. But Bowie was more than just the knife or the battle at the Alamo. Overall, it ...

Texas historians have written volumes about Jim Bowie, who died at the Alamo, but what people remember most about him is a big hunting blade he carried — a weapon known in history simply as the Bowie ...

In this installment of William Broyles and Stephen Harrigan’s serialized novel, a mysterious Mexican aristocrat bids against Buffalo Bill and the vampire Erzsebet for Jim Bowie’s knife. San Antonio’s ...

More than 180 years after his death, the mention of Jim Bowie still stirs the imagination of admirers around the world. But Bowie was more than just the knife or the battle at the Alamo. Overall, it ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Frontiersman Jim Bowie is known for his western adventures and a knife. But, what many people may not know is that Bowie has roots in Louisiana. It was on a sandbar not far from ...

Bowie knife and sheath as pictured in mid-1800s, when the world famous, Louisiana born weaponhelped carve new North American frontiers. The knife was invented by Rezin Bowie and made famous by his ...

AUSTIN – If Jim Bowie lived in mid-19th century Texas and the 160-plus years since, he'd have had to leave his legendary double-edged knife tucked away at home, or at least stowed somewhere safe. But ...

WACO, Texas-As a fearsome weapon, the Bowie knife recently donated to the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum speaks for itself. The Waco Tribune-Herald reports it is 17 inches long, with a bison ...

The Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum on Monday unveiled a major addition to its displays: a Bowie knife attributed to the family of Jim Bowie, the storied frontiersman killed at the Battle of the ...

WACO — As a fearsome weapon, the Bowie knife recently donated to the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum speaks for itself. The Waco Tribune-Herald reports it is 17 inches long, with a bison horn ...