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Rezin Pleasant Bowie (/ˈbuːi/ BOO-ee) (September 8, 1793 – January 17, 1841) was a planter, inventor, and mercenary. He also served three terms in the Louisiana House of Representatives. With his brother James "Jim" Bowie, Rezin Bowie smuggled slaves and worked as a land speculator. The brothers set up the first steam-powered sugar mill in Louisiana. Bowie took credit for inventing the Bowie knife, which came to prominence when used by James in the Sandbar Fight of 1827. In his later years Bowie suffered from poor eyesight. He lived with his wife and daughters on a plantation in Louisiana.

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  • Rezin Pleasant Bowie (/ˈbuːi/ BOO-ee) (September 8, 1793 – January 17, 1841) was a planter, inventor, and mercenary. He also served three terms in the Louisiana House of Representatives. With his brother James "Jim" Bowie, Rezin Bowie smuggled slaves and worked as a land speculator. The brothers set up the first steam-powered sugar mill in Louisiana. Bowie took credit for inventing the Bowie knife, which came to prominence when used by James in the Sandbar Fight of 1827. After James moved to Mexican Texas, Rezin accompanied him on an expedition to find the Lost San Saba Mine. They did not find the mine, but their adventures in fending off a much larger Indian raiding party became widely known. In his later years Bowie suffered from poor eyesight. He lived with his wife and daughters on a plantation in Louisiana. (en)
  • Rezin Bowie (Gallatin, 8 settembre 1793 – New Orleans, 17 gennaio 1841) è stato un imprenditore, inventore, mercenario politico statunitense, servì anche nel Camera dei rappresentanti della Louisiana. Bowie viene pronunciato come rima del francese "Louis" (/ˈbuːiː/ boo-ee) altre fonti indicano /ˈboʊ.i/ bo-ee. (vedi James "Jim" Bowie). Con il fratello James "Jim" Bowie, trafficava schiavi e fece speculazione. I fratelli costruirono il primo a vapore in Louisiana. Bowie è accreditato come l'inventore del coltello Bowie, che prese il suo nome e divenne noto dall'uso che ne fece il fratello James nella Sandbar Fight del 1827. Dopo che James si trasferì nel Texas messicano, Rezin accompagnò il fratello per trovare la miniera San Saba (Texas). Non la trovarono, ma la loro lotta con gli Indiani nativi divenne famosa. Bowie in tarda età soffrì di scarsità visiva, visse con moglie e figli in Louisiana.. (it)
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  • Rezin Pleasant Bowie (/ˈbuːi/ BOO-ee) (September 8, 1793 – January 17, 1841) was a planter, inventor, and mercenary. He also served three terms in the Louisiana House of Representatives. With his brother James "Jim" Bowie, Rezin Bowie smuggled slaves and worked as a land speculator. The brothers set up the first steam-powered sugar mill in Louisiana. Bowie took credit for inventing the Bowie knife, which came to prominence when used by James in the Sandbar Fight of 1827. In his later years Bowie suffered from poor eyesight. He lived with his wife and daughters on a plantation in Louisiana. (en)
  • Rezin Bowie (Gallatin, 8 settembre 1793 – New Orleans, 17 gennaio 1841) è stato un imprenditore, inventore, mercenario politico statunitense, servì anche nel Camera dei rappresentanti della Louisiana. Bowie viene pronunciato come rima del francese "Louis" (/ˈbuːiː/ boo-ee) altre fonti indicano /ˈboʊ.i/ bo-ee. (vedi James "Jim" Bowie). Con il fratello James "Jim" Bowie, trafficava schiavi e fece speculazione. I fratelli costruirono il primo a vapore in Louisiana. Bowie è accreditato come l'inventore del coltello Bowie, che prese il suo nome e divenne noto dall'uso che ne fece il fratello James nella Sandbar Fight del 1827. Dopo che James si trasferì nel Texas messicano, Rezin accompagnò il fratello per trovare la miniera San Saba (Texas). Non la trovarono, ma la loro lotta con gli Indiani (it)
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