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- Title: The Winchester
- Author : Laura Trevelyan
- Release Date : January 20, 2016
- Genre: Antiques & Collectibles,Books,Lifestyle & Home,Biographies & Memoirs,Business & Personal Finance,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 14306 KB
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âDetails the extraordinary life of Oliver Winchester, the company, and its rapid rise and slow fall as told by a distant family descendant.ââAmerican Gunsmith
Arguably the worldâs 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 Empireâs 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 âGun that Won the West.â
Trevelyan chronicles the rise and fortunes of a great American arms dynasty, from Oliver Winchesterâs 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 âthe spirit gun.â
â[A] detailed but accessible look at the life, times and commerce of Oliver WinchesterâTrevelyanâs great great great grandfatherâand his many descendants of both the human and firearms varieties . . . Whether youâre 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.ââAmerican Shooting Journal
âThe book is beautifully illustrated, with fascinating photos of the Winchester family, and with well-known historical figuresâincluding the Native American leader Geronimo and President Theodore Rooseveltâclutching their repeating rifles.ââTimes Literary Supplement
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