James Bowie the Napoleonic duelist legend told
A vivid reminiscence of James Bowie as a supreme duelist praised by Carlyle, with reflections on frontier law where public opinion guides justice more than courts. It recounts Bowie's fights defending the weak, notably an 1835 steamship encounter where a brutal passenger’s card game provoked intervention.
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Sohaive
Back Woods
Parker
Theother
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Texas
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Mate Parker
West
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Blackstone
St. Low's
New Orleans
Asia
New York
Liverpool
England
Bnghazed
France
Constitutional Assembly
Russia
Turkey
A Sworn Duel and Poker Night on the River Deck
A notorious tale unfolds aboard a river steamer where James Bowie defeats John Lafitte in a pistol duel after a deadly poker match. The merchant husband, ruined by gambler Lafitte, is spared by Bowie who returns the winnings to the distraught wife and husband, while the Buckskin stranger silently observes. The scene closes with Bowie’s heroic death echoing in historian’s eye.
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James Bowie
Texas
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Lafitte
Thera
Indies
James Bovvie
Alamo
Temple of Freedom
Sunday Times
Amle
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John
Smith
Curious Paris healer Porimond claims Jesus heir and stigmata
Paris dispatch reports a man named Porimond living near Barriere d Eure who proclaims himself heir to Jesus Christ. He draws followers with alleged healing by touch, shows crucifixion wounds, fasts wildly, and remains under police investigation as doctors seek a rational explanation.
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Grenoble
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Tyrol
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