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Author : Andrew Rutter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780900796043
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (96 download)
Download or read book Winchester written by Andrew Rutter and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Simon Winchester
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 000835913X
Total Pages : 525 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (83 download)
Download or read book Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World written by Simon Winchester and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2021-01-19 with total page 525 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author Simon Winchester, a human history of land around the world: who mapped it, owned it, stole it, cared for it, fought for it and gave it back.
Author : Willa Cather
Publisher : IndyPublish.com
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book One of Ours written by Willa Cather and published by IndyPublish.com. This book was released on 1922 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Claude has an intuitive faith in something splendid and feels at odds with his contemporaries. The war offers him the opportunity to forget his farm and his marriage of compromise; he enlists and discovers that he has lacked. But while war demands altruism, its essence is destructive
Author : Simon Winchester
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Simon Winchester's Calcutta written by Simon Winchester and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winchester has joined forces with his son Rupert in choosing his favorite writings that reflect on the crazy, captivating, and elusive Indian city, resulting in a uniquely personal view of one of the world's most resonant destinations.
Author : Laura Trevelyan
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300225652
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)
Download or read book The Winchester written by Laura Trevelyan and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2016-09-20 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Details the extraordinary life of Oliver Winchester, the company, and its rapid rise and slow fall as told by a distant family descendant.”—American Gunsmith Arguably the world’s 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 Empire’s 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 “Gun that Won the West.” Trevelyan chronicles the rise and fortunes of a great American arms dynasty, from Oliver Winchester’s 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 “the spirit gun.” “[A] detailed but accessible look at the life, times and commerce of Oliver Winchester—Trevelyan’s great great great grandfather—and his many descendants of both the human and firearms varieties . . . Whether you’re 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.”—American Shooting Journal “The book is beautifully illustrated, with fascinating photos of the Winchester family, and with well-known historical figures—including the Native American leader Geronimo and President Theodore Roosevelt—clutching their repeating rifles.”—Times Literary Supplement
Author : Simon Winchester
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062315439
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (623 download)
Download or read book Pacific written by Simon Winchester and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2015-10-27 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of Library Journal’s 10 Best Books of 2015 Following his acclaimed Atlantic and The Men Who United the States, New York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester offers an enthralling biography of the Pacific Ocean and its role in the modern world, exploring our relationship with this imposing force of nature. As the Mediterranean shaped the classical world, and the Atlantic connected Europe to the New World, the Pacific Ocean defines our tomorrow. With China on the rise, so, too, are the American cities of the West coast, including Seattle, San Francisco, and the long cluster of towns down the Silicon Valley. Today, the Pacific is ascendant. Its geological history has long transformed us—tremendous earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis—but its human history, from a Western perspective, is quite young, beginning with Magellan’s sixteenth-century circumnavigation. It is a natural wonder whose most fascinating history is currently being made. In telling the story of the Pacific, Simon Winchester takes us from the Bering Strait to Cape Horn, the Yangtze River to the Panama Canal, and to the many small islands and archipelagos that lie in between. He observes the fall of a dictator in Manila, visits aboriginals in northern Queensland, and is jailed in Tierra del Fuego, the land at the end of the world. His journey encompasses a trip down the Alaska Highway, a stop at the isolated Pitcairn Islands, a trek across South Korea and a glimpse of its mysterious northern neighbor. Winchester’s personal experience is vast and his storytelling second to none. And his historical understanding of the region is formidable, making Pacific a paean to this magnificent sea of beauty, myth, and imagination that is transforming our lives.
Author : Julia Chase
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780811713948
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (139 download)
Download or read book Winchester Divided written by Julia Chase and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Michael G. Mahon presents the diaries of two Winchester women, Laura Lee and Julia Chase. Mahon provides context for the diaries by introducing each chapter before juxtaposing their opposing viewpoints in order to let the women tell the story themselves. Lee, a diehard Southerner, and Chase, a firm supporter of the Union, are profiled by their own words, their diaries written at a time when the uncertainties of the violent conflict weighted heavily on the minds of the nation"--Jacket.
Author : Ronald Weaver
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781540235121
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (351 download)
Download or read book Canal Winchester written by Ronald Weaver and published by Arcadia Publishing Library Editions. This book was released on 2018-07-23 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henry Dove, of Virginia, was granted a quarter section (160 acres) of land in Canal Winchester, Ohio, around 1802 and moved his family there in 1811. Prior to his death, Dove divided his land equally between his two sons, Reuben and Jacob. In 1827, the Ohio and Erie Canal was routed through Reuben Dove's wheat field. After protesting the proposed canal route, Reuben threatened to sue the state. Canal workers suggested that Reuben plat a town and sell lots, and in 1828, Reuben--along with John Colman--did so. They named the town Winchester, since Reuben's father had lived in Winchester, Virginia. Benefiting from the area's fertile soil, canal, railroad, interurban, and roadways, Canal Winchester, Ohio, would grow and thrive as an agricultural community.
Author : Joan Cavanagh
Publisher : OctoberWorks
ISBN 13 : 9781732180154
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (81 download)
Download or read book Our Community at Winchester written by Joan Cavanagh and published by OctoberWorks. This book was released on 2020-09-30 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Boston (Mass.). Office of the Mayor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book 1822-1851 written by Boston (Mass.). Office of the Mayor and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Simon Winchester
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0060572000
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (65 download)
Download or read book A Crack in the Edge of the World written by Simon Winchester and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2006-10-10 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unleashed by ancient geologic forces, a magnitude 8.25 earthquake rocked San Francisco in the early hours of April 18, 1906. Less than a minute later, the city lay in ruins. Bestselling author Simon Winchester brings his inimitable storytelling abilities to this extraordinary event, exploring the legendary earthquake and fires that spread horror across San Francisco and northern California in 1906 as well as its startling impact on American history and, just as important, what science has recently revealed about the fascinating subterranean processes that produced it—and almost certainly will cause it to strike again.
Author : Virginia Shultz-Charette
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467144169
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)
Download or read book Winchester, Connecticut: A History from Founding to Flood written by Virginia Shultz-Charette and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winchester and Winsted once blossomed with commerce. From cheeses that were sold to the most exclusive restaurants in major cities to tourism that proclaimed "the lake's the thing," the towns thrived. The production of clocks, clothing, knives and gold- and silver-plated coffin trimmings helped establish the region's prominence. Famous names like Rockwell, Beardsley, Boyd, Gilbert and Strong highlight the town's history, not only due to their business acumen but also because of their philanthropy. Colonel Samuel B. Horne, who earned the Medal of Honor in the Civil War, along with noteworthy journalists and artists all made their home here. And then, in 1955, disaster struck. Join local historian and author Virginia Shultz-Charette as she recounts the town's development and how the great flood changed everything.
Author : Scott C. Patchan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781611215762
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (157 download)
Download or read book The Last Battle of Winchester written by Scott C. Patchan and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-15 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now available in paperback, The Last Battle of Winchester is the first serious study to chronicle the largest, longest, and bloodiest battle fought in the Shenandoah Valley. The fighting began about daylight and did not end until dusk, when the victorious Union army routed the Confederates off the field. It was the first time Stonewall Jackson's former corps had ever been driven from a battlefield, and the stinging defeat set the stage for the final climax of the 1864 Valley Campaign at Fisher's Hill and Cedar Creek. The Northern victory was a long time coming. After a spring and summer of Union defeat in the Valley, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant cobbled together a formidable force under redoubtable cavalryman Phil Sheridan. His task was a tall one: sweep Jubal Early's Confederate army out of the bountiful Shenandoah and reduce the verdant region of its supplies. Thus far, the aggressive Early had led Jackson's veterans to one victory after another at Lynchburg, Monocacy, Snickers Gap, and Kernstown. Author Scott Patchan, recognized as the foremost authority on the 1864 Valley Campaign, dissects the five weeks of complex maneuvering and sporadic combat before the opposing armies ended up at Winchester, an important town in the northern end of the Valley that had changed hands dozens of times during the war. Tactical brilliance and ineptitude were on display throughout the day-long affair as Sheridan threw infantry and cavalry against the thinning Confederate ranks, and Early and his generals shifted to meet each assault. A final blow against Early's left flank collapsed the Southern army, killed one of the Confederacy's finest combat generals in Robert Rodes, and planted the seeds of the sweeping largescale victory at Cedar Creek the following month. Patchan's vivid prose is based upon more than two decades of meticulous firsthand research and an unparalleled understanding of the battlefield. Nearly two dozen original maps, scores of photos, hundreds of explanatory footnotes, and seven invaluable appendices enhance our understanding of this watershed battle. Rich in analysis and dramatic character development, The Last Battle of Winchester is certain to become a classic Civil War battle study.
Author : Renea Winchester
Publisher : Firefly Southern Fiction
ISBN 13 : 9781645262411
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (624 download)
Download or read book Outbound Train written by Renea Winchester and published by Firefly Southern Fiction. This book was released on 2020-04 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1976, memories from a night near the railroad tracks sixteen years earlier haunt Barbara Parker. She wrestles with past demons every night, then wakes to the train's five-thirty whistle. Exhausted and dreading the day, she keeps her hands busy working in Bryson City's textile plant, known as the "blue jean plant," all the while worrying about her teenage daughter, Carole Anne. The whistle of the train, the hum of those machines, and the struggle to survive drives Barbara. When an unexpected layoff creates a financial emergency, the desperate pressure of poverty is overwhelming. Unbeknownst to Barbara, Carole Anne sneaks out at night to walk the tracks so she can work at Hubert's Bar. She's hoarding money with plans to drive her mother's rusty, unused Oldsmobile out of Bryson City, and never return. She only needs one opportunity ... if she can just find it. When Carole Anne goes missing, Barbara finds herself at a crossroad--she must put aside old memories and past hurts to rely on a classmate for help finding her daughter. But this is the same man she blames for the incident years ago. Is she strong enough--or desperate enough--to do anything to keep her daughter safe? In Outbound Train, the Parker women struggle to make frayed ends meet in a town where they never quite do ... at least, not without expert weaving and a bit of brute force.
Author : Mac Rutherford
Publisher : History Press
ISBN 13 : 9781596292970
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (929 download)
Download or read book Historic Haunts of Winchester written by Mac Rutherford and published by History Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Historic Haunts of Winchester, author Mac Rutherford presents Winchester s haunted past as never before. From the ghost of Tillie Russell frequently seen running through the streets in search of a wounded captain to ghostly echoes of artillery fire, Rutherford relates a spine-tingling record of spirits and specters. Along the way he chronicles Winchester s most shocking and unusual spirits, such as the legendary Giant Indians often glimpsed at the corner of Indian Alley and Piccadilly Street. Read Historic Haunts of Winchester and immerse yourself in Winchester s incredible history of hauntings."
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1312 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (35 download)
Download or read book The Southeastern Reporter written by and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 1312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Martin Biddle
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 178491858X
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (849 download)
Download or read book The Search for Winchester’s Anglo-Saxon Minsters written by Martin Biddle and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-04-30 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of extensive archaeological excavations in Winchester from 1961 to 1970, showing how they led to the discovery of the Old and New Minsters and brought back to life the history, archaeology and architecture of the city’s greatest Anglo-Saxon buildings.
