Bowie Author:Randy Lee Eickhoff, Leonard C. Lewis Jim Bowie, the descendant of Highland Scots, grew up riding alligators and working the field on the Texas frontier. Taught three languages and a sense of honor, he went on to live a life filled with brawls and battles, loves and losses. Up until his death at the Alamo in 1836, he remained a fearless if enigmatic figure. — This is his story, as to... more »ld by those who, whether they loved or hated him, were united by their awe of this amazing frontiersman. This captivating novel sheds new light on the man behind the myth, a man at once dauntless and humble.« less