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Part One: Jim Bowie: The Worst Texan

Behind the Bastards

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Early Memories of a Booy Family

Jim boey's earliest memories would have been in the twappety township in what is now Missouri. He was raised with a love of exploration and constant motion as well as an abiding appreciation for owning enslaved human beings. The booy family kept moving south until they'd staked out a claim on bayou vermillion by 1812. Jim spent much of his time relatively unsupervised in the middle of the woods. His closeness to an old slave woman named mandy led him to be friends with her.

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