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Part Two: Jim Bowie: The Worst Texan

Behind the Bastards

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How Bowie Died at the Battle of Alamo?

Madam Candelaria, a woman who in her old age claimed to have been Bowie's nurse during the battle. She made a sizable living by providing patriotic Texans with heroic stories about how Travis Bowie and Crockett all died because she claimed she'd been there. There's no evidence that this is true. Her stories about what happened at the Alamo changed repeatedly over the years of her life.

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