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The Winchester: Legend of the West

Autor Laura Trevelyan
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 31 aug 2016
The Winchester Rifle, the iconic gun made in New Haven, Connecticut, and sold in its hundreds of thousands around the world, mirrors American expansion at a key period in the young country's history. The lethal repeating rifle became the defining image of America's frontier - and was known amongst Native Americans as "the spirit gun". It represented both the pioneering vigour and the brutal force which conquered the West. Laura Trevelyan explores the history of, and the family behind, this renowned representation of American power. The entrepreneurial drive of Oliver Winchester led the rifle to rapidly assume legendary status not long after its release in 1866, gaining endorsements from the likes of Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley and President Teddy Roosevelt. This engaging history sheds light on the story and myth of an American legend.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781780764696
ISBN-10: 1780764693
Pagini: 264
Ilustrații: 31 bw integrated
Dimensiuni: 160 x 228 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.52 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția I.B.Tauris
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Cuprins

Introduction
Chapter One - The Revolutionary Repeating Rifle
Chapter Two - The Winchester and the New Frontier
Chapter Three - Mythmaking - The Gun That Won The West
Chapter Four - Sarah Winchester, an American ghost story
Chapter Five - Winchester at War
Chapter Six - Decline
Chapter Seven - Legacy