1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990001463340403321

Autore

Solbrig, Otto T.

Titolo

Principles and methods of plant biosystematics / Otto T. Solbrig

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : Macmillian Company, 1971

Descrizione fisica

xiii, 226 p. : 26 cm

Collana

The Macmillan biology series

Locazione

DBV

Collocazione

17 II 7

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991001551709707536

Autore

Carandini, Andrea

Titolo

Remo e Romolo : dai rioni dei Quiriti alla città dei Romani : 775/750 - 700/675 a.C. circa / Andrea Carandini

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Torino : Einaudi, c2006

ISBN

8806180657

Descrizione fisica

IX, 573 p. : ill. ; 21 cm

Collana

Biblioteca Einaudi ; 210

Disciplina

937.6

Soggetti

Roma antica - Origini

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Bibliografia: p. [481]-495. Indice



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910136583003321

Autore

Trevelyan Laura

Titolo

The Winchester : an American icon / / by Laura Trevelyan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England : , : I.B. Tauris, , 2019

[London, England] : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2019

ISBN

1-350-98938-X

0-85772-862-8

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (254 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

683.422

Soggetti

Winchester rifle - History - 19th century

United States History, Military 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-235) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Biography -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction -- 1 The Damn Yankee Rifle -- 2 The Spirit Gun -- 3 The Wrestler -- 4 Lady of Mystery -- 5 Decline and Fall -- 6 Aftermath -- Notes -- Bibliography.

Sommario/riassunto

"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."--