Firearms of the American West, 1803-1865
Title | Firearms of the American West, 1803-1865 PDF eBook |
Author | Louis A. Garavaglia |
Publisher | |
Pages | 424 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
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In 1803 Lewis and Clark set out on their epic expedition across the American wilderness west of the Mississippi, armed with the typical weapon of their day, the single-shot muzzle-loading rifle. By 1865, a variety of breech-loading and repeating arms had been invented there were both easier to use and more accurate. This encyclopaedic study, part one of a two-part book, traces the development and uses of firearms on the frontier during that period, drawing on primary sources such as correspondence and diaries, newspaper accounts, government reports, and patent materials. Then, as now, most of the advances in weaponry were made in response to the military's needs, becoming available somewhat later to civilians, and then to Indians. The authors thoroughly cover the refinements and adaptations of weapons for employ by these three groups and by explorers and trappers, describing in detail each gun, its modifications, operations, and uses. In many ways the history of firearms on the frontier parallels the history of the development of the West.
Firearms of the American West, 1866-1894
Title | Firearms of the American West, 1866-1894 PDF eBook |
Author | Louis A. Garavaglia |
Publisher | |
Pages | 432 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
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This is the second volume of a two-part encyclopedic reference to firearms in the 19th-century American West, offering both technical information and historical narrative. Covering the period from the close of the Civil War to the modern period, it draws on advertisements from newspapers, catalogues, and other primary sources to discuss the military and civilian firearms used in the settling of the West, including rifles, shotguns, and handguns, as well as the guns used by the Native Americans. Illustrated with some 500 photographs of the weapons and of the people who used them. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Firearms in American History
Title | Firearms in American History PDF eBook |
Author | Charles G. Worman |
Publisher | Westholme Publishing |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | 9781594160448 |
'Firearms in American History' describes firearms development and use in America from colonization in the 1500s to the end of the 1800s in the hands of the military, American Indians, and civilians.
Guns of the American West
Title | Guns of the American West PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph G. Rosa |
Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
Pages | 192 |
Release | 1988 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780671100360 |
Traces the history of the revolvers, pistols, rifles, and other firearms used in the West from 1776 to 1900
Firearms in the American West, 1700-1900
Title | Firearms in the American West, 1700-1900 PDF eBook |
Author | Martin Pegler |
Publisher | Crowood Press (UK) |
Pages | 184 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
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For two hundred years the great wilderness of the American West was being opened up and slowly destroyed by settlers from the east. Their prime tool was the gun, and the longarm and pistol have achieved legendary status in the folklore of the Wild West. Firearms of the American West tells the story of the guns used in the West during this period, which included the Indian Wars, the Civil War and the Gold Rushes. Copiously illustrated, no Western fan or gun enthusiast will want to be without this book.
Firearms of the American West, 1866-1894: 1866-1894
Title | Firearms of the American West, 1866-1894: 1866-1894 PDF eBook |
Author | Louis A. Garavaglia |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Firearms |
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The Guns That Won the West
Title | The Guns That Won the West PDF eBook |
Author | John Walter |
Publisher | Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal |
Pages | 288 |
Release | 2005-12 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781853676925 |
Covering a wide range of firearms, from the smallest pistol to the rifles of the buffalo hunters used by plainsmen and settlers, gamblers and engineers, Native Americans and the soldiers of the United States Army. Meticulously researched by a foremost authority on firearms, this is an indispensable guide to the opening of the American West. John Walter examines pre-Civil War mass production and technical advances, and the effect of readily available post-war surplus weapons on life in the Midwest. He traces the swift expansion of the West, which led to a perpetual struggle against the Native Americans and brought the United States Army in its wake. John Walter also examines whether law was dispensed at the point of a gun and whether it was the Colt or the Winchester that reigned supreme at the OK Corral. Describing particular Western desperadoes and the most popular Wild West firearms, he goes on to investigate how gun design influenced use and use influenced design. With detailed descriptions and performance evaluations of all the leading firearms, this book is an essential reference guide which cuts away the myth and legend and reveals the truth behind the guns, and the men who used them, in the heyday of the West.