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[[File:portraitbowie.jpg|thumbnail|left|300px250px|Portrait of Jim Bowie, circa 1820.]]
Directly or indirectly, James Bowie’s (aka Jim) enigmatic illness during the siege of the Alamo resulted from his actions. A hearty man of six feet, Bowie was a walking contradiction; a slave trader who fought for freedom, a generous and congenial man who had his thunderous temper, and a commanding leader who was prone to binges of sloppy drunkenness. He was determined in his actions and proceeded through life with an indestructible will, yet found himself bed-ridden as he took his last breath.
