In today's episode of The Texian we explore the legends of the famed San Saba Silver Mines that have beckoned many a bold adventurer over the last two hundred years or so. The most famed of these fortune hunters is a familiar name on The Texian - James Bowie. What befell him on his search for lost treasure is quite the yarn. So sit back, relax, and get ready for adventure today as we hunt for silver with Bowie in the mythic west on...The Texian!
Once again fantastic music provided by my good friend Jon English as well as some of my favorite classical composers. Also, some of the non-classical music used this episode... pieces by Ross Bugden: Adventure/Western music and The Wasteland.
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| Bowie's signature at the ruins of the San Saba Presidio? Probably not. |
I have admired this portrait of Bowie countless times and just snapped to the fact that he is grasping what appears to be a huge Bowie Knife in his right hand. Where is that fearsome blade that should be protruding below his left elbow? Too gruesome to show in polite company?
ReplyDeleteYes, the awkwardness of how the blade was painted has caught many folks off guard over the years. I have no idea why the painter didn't extend the blade out under his crossed arms. Very curious indeed.
DeleteBrass knuckles?
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DeleteConcealed carry.
ReplyDeleteI think the artist just didn't finish the painting LOL
ReplyDeleteIt might be a sword. He was a commissioned colonel in the Texas militia.
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