The story of Jim Bowie's last stand at the Alamo with his famous knife was a 25 year-old legend when the Southern boys took up arms against the Northe...

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More than just an overview of the exhibit at Historic Arkansas Museum -- the largest bowie knife exhibit ever -- this oversize (12.25" x 9.25") book contains exquisite full color photography of over 200 important knives along with scholarly essays on the history of the bowie knife. Included are the following chapters:

• Essay-The Birth of the Bowie Knife (Worthen)
• Essay-The Evolution of the Bowie Knife (Zalesky)
• Young America Moving West
• The First Bowie Knives
• The Amazing Col. Crockett
• Frightful and Fashionable
• Arkansas--The Toothpick State
• Just What is a Bowie Knife?
• American Bowie Knives--Knives for Local Markets
• The Sheffield Connection--Knives for Export
• Selling with Slogans and Symbols
• Samuel Bell Knives
• California Knives
• Folding Knives
• Dirk Knives
• The Civil War (1861-1865)
• Cultural Clash Between the North and South
• "Death to Abolition"--The South Arms for War
• "Death to Traitors"--The North Arms for War
• More a Symbol, Less a Weapon
• Lincoln and the Knives of the Assassins
• Don't Bring a Knife to a Gun Fight!
• The First Bowie Revival
• "Cowboy" Theodore Roosevelt
• The Modern Revival
• The Return of Handmade Knives
• ...complete with appendices and an index to makers.

Photography by Buddy Thomason and Chuck Ward.

Bound in beautifully embossed faux-leather, this book will be treasured by anyone who appreciates the art and history of "America's knife." Personally autographed copies available upon request. Hardcover, full color, 446 pp.

"After 40 years of collecting and studying Bowie knives, This is the most extensive compilation of material on the subject I have ever seen. Heavily researched and documented history on the development and evolution of the Bowie knife separating fact from fiction. Top it all off with the largest ever assembled group of premier antique Bowie knives known, beautifully photographed to virtually jump off the page. No one should be without it in their collection." -Roger M. Green

We are selling two books on Confederate Bowie Knives. The Updated Confederate Bowie Knife Guide by Lee Hadaway (9781427632173): 54 Authentic Confedera...

856 full-color photos illustrating more than 350 of the finest Southern Bowies in existence. Full historical and collector details on all known types ...