Winchester : Legend of the West

Name: Winchester
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
SKU: 9781780764696
Price: 8300 KES
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ISBN: 9781780764696

by Laura Trevelyan

Book Details

Format Hardback

ISBN-10 1780764693

ISBN-13 9781780764696

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Imprint I.B. Tauris

Country of Manufacture SE

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Aug 31st, 2016

Print length 264 Pages

Weight 510 grams

Dimensions 16.70 x 26.70 x 2.70 cms

Product Classification: United States of America, USA c 1860 to c 1869 History of the Americas Social & cultural history Weapons & equipment Weapons and equipment History of the Americas Social and cultural history

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The story of the gun that made America.

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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