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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- ISBN
- 9780762745081
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Globe Pequot Press, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
0762745088
ISBN-13
9780762745081
eBay Product ID (ePID)
65931167
Product Key Features
Book Title
Famous Firearms of the Old West : From Wild Bill Hickok's Colt Revolvers to Geronimo's Winchester, Twelve Guns That Shaped Our History
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Topic
Military / Weapons, General, Firearms & Weapons, United States / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Antiques & Collectibles, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
7.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2008-010918
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
As Hal Herring says in his Preface, "America was a nation born yelling, and in a cloud of black powder smoke." We have always been addicted to mayhem (albeit from a safe distance), and the most fascinating mayhem of all was that waged in the Old West. This is the story of 12 guns of that time and the famous and infamous people who used them, and if you can start Chapter One and put the book down before you reach at least Chapter Six, see a doctor. Great stuff from someone who is both a historian and a masterful storyteller. --Dave Petzal, Deputy Editor,Field & Stream, As Hal Herring says in his Preface, "America was a nation born yelling, and in a cloud of black powder smoke." We have always been addicted to mayhem (albeit from a safe distance), and the most fascinating mayhem of all was that waged in the Old West. This is the story of 12 guns of that time and the famous and infamous people who used them, and if you can start Chapter One and put the book down before you reach at least Chapter Six, see a doctor. Great stuff from someone who is both a historian and a masterful storyteller. --Dave Petzal, Deputy Editor, Field & Stream
Dewey Decimal
683.4/0978
Table Of Content
(1) Billy the Kid's 1873 Winchester that killed Buckshot Roberts (2) John Wesley Hardin's 1860 Model. 44 SA revolvers (3) Wild Bill Hickock's Smith & Wesson single action #2 Army revolvers (4) Tom Horn's classic .30-30 lever action Winchester (5) Buffalo Bill Cody's .50 caliber breechloading needle gun, nicknamed "Lucretia Borgia" (6) Ned Christie's .30-30 Winchester (7) Chief Joseph's surrender gun, model 1866 .44 rimfire (8) Joseph Smith's Allen pepperbox and English pocket pistol (9) Custer's .50-80 rolling block rifle (10) Geronimo's .44 Spencer repeater (11) John Browne's Sharp's (12) Cole Younger's Colt .44 conversions
Synopsis
From the Model 1866 .44-40 Chief Joseph famously surrendered to General Miles (now gathering dust in a museum in Fort Benton) to Buffalo Bill's .50 caliber breechloading needlegun nicknamed Lucretia Borgia, a good portion of the actual guns that were once in the hands of the heroes and villains of the old West are still in existence, scattered around in a dozen different museums across the country. Although there are a host of titles that take advantage of our endless curiosity about western firearms (it's a cottage industry unto itself), there is no single book that traces the natural history of the individual guns. Famous Firearms follows the life stories of twelve of the actual pistols, rifles, and shotguns that were so instrumental in shaping our western mythology, using them as entrees into the lives of the shootists themselves. The end result is a vivid portrait of twelve famous western characters, paired with the guns they used to make themselves famous and infamous.
LC Classification Number
TS533.2.H47 2008
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- h***m (36)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseItem arrived quickly. Well wrapped and packaged so the game itself was not dented etc. This was just as advertised. Used, like new. Everything was in pristine condition, nothing opened except the outer box. I am so delighted and eager to start playing.