LEADER 02644nam 2200505 450 001 9910136583003321 005 20191118111955.0 010 $a1-350-98938-X 010 $a0-85772-862-8 024 7 $a10.5040/9781350989382 035 $a(CKB)3710000000894356 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4717265 035 $a(OCoLC)1128171320 035 $a(CaBNVSL)9781350989382 035 $a(CaBNVSL)mat50989382 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000894356 100 $a20191118d2019 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Winchester $ean American icon /$fby Laura Trevelyan 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aLondon, England :$cI.B. Tauris,$d2019. 210 2$a[London, England] :$cBloomsbury Publishing,$d2019. 215 $a1 online resource (254 pages) $cillustrations 311 $a1-78076-469-3 311 $a0-85772-839-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 233-235) and index. 327 $aBiography -- 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. 330 $a"The Winchester Rifle, the iconic gun made in New Haven, Connecticut, and sold in its hundreds of thousands around the world, mirrors American expansion at a key period in the young country's history. The lethal repeating rifle became the defining image of America's frontier - and was known amongst Native Americans as "the spirit gun". It represented both the pioneering vigour and the brutal force which conquered the West. Laura Trevelyan explores the history of, and the family behind, this renowned representation of American power. The entrepreneurial drive of Oliver Winchester led the rifle to rapidly assume legendary status not long after its release in 1866, gaining endorsements from the likes of Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley and President Teddy Roosevelt. This engaging history sheds light on the story and myth of an American legend."--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aWinchester rifle$xHistory$y19th century 606 $2History of the Americas 607 $aUnited States$xHistory, Military$y19th century 615 0$aWinchester rifle$xHistory 676 $a683.422 700 $aTrevelyan$b Laura$01191239 801 0$bN 801 1$bCaBNVSL 801 2$bCaBNVSL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910136583003321 996 $aThe Winchester$92765113 997 $aUNINA