The Winchester Book
Author : George Madis
Publisher :
Page : 654 pages
File Size : 40,53 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Winchester firearms
ISBN :
Author : George Madis
Publisher :
Page : 654 pages
File Size : 40,53 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Winchester firearms
ISBN :
Author : Laura Trevelyan
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 48,19 MB
Release : 2016-09-20
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0300225652
“Details the extraordinary life of Oliver Winchester, the company, and its rapid rise and slow fall as told by a distant family descendant.”—American Gunsmith Arguably the world’s most famous firearm, the Winchester Repeating Rifle was sought after by a cast of characters ranging from the settlers of the American West to the Ottoman Empire’s Army. Laura Trevelyan, a descendant of the Winchester family, offers an engrossing personal history of the colorful New England clan responsible for the creation and manufacture of the “Gun that Won the West.” Trevelyan chronicles the rise and fortunes of a great American arms dynasty, from Oliver Winchester’s involvement with the Volcanic Arms Company in 1855 through the turbulent decades of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. She explores the evolution of an iconic, paradigm-changing weapon that has become a part of American culture; a longtime favorite of collectors and gun enthusiasts that has been celebrated in fiction, glorified in Hollywood, and applauded in endorsements from the likes of Annie Oakley, Theodore Roosevelt, Ernest Hemingway, and Native American tribesmen who called it “the spirit gun.” “[A] detailed but accessible look at the life, times and commerce of Oliver Winchester—Trevelyan’s great great great grandfather—and his many descendants of both the human and firearms varieties . . . Whether you’re a fan of firearms or simply of American history, there is much to enjoy and learn in this easy-to-read and well-footnoted volume.”—American Shooting Journal “The book is beautifully illustrated, with fascinating photos of the Winchester family, and with well-known historical figures—including the Native American leader Geronimo and President Theodore Roosevelt—clutching their repeating rifles.”—Times Literary Supplement
Author : George Madis
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 31,10 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Winchester firearms
ISBN : 9780910156042
Author : Harold Francis Williamson
Publisher :
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 18,12 MB
Release : 2012-06-01
Category :
ISBN : 9781258399542
Author : Joshua Werner
Publisher : Source Point Press
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 26,72 MB
Release : 2022-03-08
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781954412477
Inspired by true events, this masterfully crafted horror tale takes you into the non-stop construction of “the house taht spirits built” and its briliant and mysterious owner, Sarah Winchester. Thought to be one of the most haunted placed in the world, the Winchester Mystery House is much more than an architectural wonder. It's a labyrinth full of secrets. Come step inside and hear the house's whispers...Inspired by true events, this masterfully crafted horror tale written by Joshua Werner and beautifully illustrated by Dustin Irvin and Damien Torres takes you into the non-stop construction of "the house that spirits built" and its brilliant owner, Sarah Winchester.
Author : Robert C. Renneberg
Publisher : Krause Publications
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 18,59 MB
Release : 2009-12-17
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781440203916
Since the publication of the ground-breaking first edition of The Winchester Model 94 - The First 100 Years, this revised and expanded edition is the culmination of the author's relentless research on the Winchester Model 94. What's more, is presents never-before-published information on the 1894's elegant offspring, the Model 55 and 64 from readers over the globe. The result is the definitive study on the most successful lever-action rifle of all time.
Author : Simon Winchester
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 525 pages
File Size : 44,44 MB
Release : 2021-01-19
Category : History
ISBN : 000835913X
From the bestselling author Simon Winchester, a human history of land around the world: who mapped it, owned it, stole it, cared for it, fought for it and gave it back.
Author : Ralph Compton
Publisher : St. Martin's Paperbacks
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 47,53 MB
Release : 2007-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1429903163
On a frontier torn by war and renegades, they carried a cargo more valuable than gold... Miners dug for fortunes. Soldiers died on open plains. And a few brave men drove the wooden freight wagons into the wild land. Now, master Western novelist Ralph Compton tells the real story of the tough-as-leather men who blazed the way into the untamed frontier. Once they drove longhorns. Now Mac Tunstall and his band of Texans must take a shipment of Winchesters by rail and wagon all the way to the U.S. Army in Austin. But from the moment the wagoneers set out, violence and treachery stalk their trail. From Dodge to the Brazos, half the outlaws on the frontier are aiming to get hold of an arsenal that could blow the West wide open. And Mac and his men don't see one danger until it's too late-four beautiful, headstrong women determined to share a trail of courage and tears all the way to the end.
Author : Emma Carlson Berne
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 19,44 MB
Release : 2023-08-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0593519299
The What Do We Know About? series explores the mysterious, the unknown, and the unexplained. Why was Sarah Winchester's puzzling mansion built with so many mysterious features? And is it truly haunted? In 1884, Sarah Winchester began building a large mansion in Santa Clara County, California. Under Sarah's direction, the house rose to be seven stories high and filled with mysterious features, including stairs that lead to nowhere and windows that look into other interior rooms. The house is more than just oddly designed, however: Many people believe that it is haunted. What made the heiress to the Winchester rifle fortune, an independent woman in many ways ahead of her time, create such an unusual house? Is it really filled with ghosts and spirit energy? Find out more in this nonfiction title about one of America's most famously unexplainable and possibly haunted houses.
Author : Thomas Henshaw
Publisher : Academic Learning Company LLC
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 14,65 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780832905032
Photographs and text present the history of the Winchester firearm, including their rifles, shotguns and revolvers beginning in 1866 to 1992.