Richard Landon
Series
ACRL publications in librarianship volume no. 40
Publisher
American Library Association
Pub. Date
1978
Language
English
Series
Publisher
Infinity/Falcon Pictures/SFM Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007, c1956
Language
English
Description
This series was based on the life of a real-life American folk hero and Western frontiersman wo invented the damous Bowie knife after an attack by a fierce Grizzly bear in which his rifle jammed at a critical moment in the fight. Against the backdrop of 1830s French-American New Orleans and backwoods Louisiana Territory, the famous and wealthy young planter, Jim Bowie forges the frontier, diligently pursues lawbreakers and battles social injustice....