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Guns of the Wild West / text by David Kennedy ; photography by Bruce Curtis.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Philadelphia, Pa. ; London : Courage Books, ©2005.Description: 159 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cmISBN:
  • 076242320X
  • 9780762423200
Other title:
  • On cover: Photographic tour of the guns that shaped our country's history
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 683.40978 22
LOC classification:
  • TS533.2 .K46 2005
Online resources: Summary: For those with an interest in American history and sporting, here's a fascinating, authoritative look at some of the most famous guns of the Wild West, drawn from the collection of the Cody Firearms Museum of the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyoming. Known as “the Smithsonian of the West,” this grand museum complex is home to many treasures related to the history, art, and ethnology of the American West. Following the success of our previous Courage title The Civil War Catalog, another copiously illustrated hardcover format focused on historic weapons and equipment, this beautifully photographed new volume showcases more than 50 of the actual weapons used by some of the most famous western legends, from Lewis and Clark to Buffalo Bill Cody, Theodore Roosevelt, and John “Jeremiah” Johnson.
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Non-Fiction Non-Fiction Waimate Event Centre - Long term storage Non Fiction 683.40978 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan Not for loan A00411666

" ... collection of the Cody Firearms Museum of the Buffalo Bill Historical Center ..."--Jacket.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 154-157).

For those with an interest in American history and sporting, here's a fascinating, authoritative look at some of the most famous guns of the Wild West, drawn from the collection of the Cody Firearms Museum of the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyoming. Known as “the Smithsonian of the West,” this grand museum complex is home to many treasures related to the history, art, and ethnology of the American West. Following the success of our previous Courage title The Civil War Catalog, another copiously illustrated hardcover format focused on historic weapons and equipment, this beautifully photographed new volume showcases more than 50 of the actual weapons used by some of the most famous western legends, from Lewis and Clark to Buffalo Bill Cody, Theodore Roosevelt, and John “Jeremiah” Johnson.

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