Jim Bowie
This goo was worth a point in December 2023.
publication date: Thursday, November 30, 2023 (part of December 2023)
category: 
Legends
clue: Despite making a living as a slave smuggler, killing a sheriff in a knife fight, becoming a Mexican citizen, and dying in bed during a notorious loss in Texan military history, he remains an icon of American history, forever associated with his namesake blade.
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, and Richard Slominsky
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