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Captive of the labyrinth : Sarah L. Winchester heiress to the rifle fortune

Title
Captive of the labyrinth : Sarah L. Winchester heiress to the rifle fortune / Mary Jo Ignoffo.
Author
Ignoffo, Mary Jo, 1955-
Publication
Columbia, Mo. : Univ. of Missouri Press, c2010.

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Description
xxiii, 252 p. : ill., maps; 25 cm.
Subject
  • Winchester, Sarah Pardee, 1837-1922
  • Winchester family
  • Winchester Repeating Arms Company
  • Winchester Mystery House (San Jose, Calif.)
  • Heiresses > California > San Jose > Biography
  • San Jose (Calif.) > History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-238) and index.
Contents
New Haven's daughter -- Marrying into the Winchester family -- "The gun that won the west" -- The Winchester fortune -- A California dream -- Labyrinth -- Daydream or nightmare -- Guns, guilt, and ghosts: the first commentaries on Sarah Winchester's odd house -- Health and welfare -- Changing fortunes -- Trapped in a mistaken legacy -- Capitalizing on spirits: the Mystery House.
Call Number
JFE 10-6860
ISBN
  • 9780826219053
  • 0826219055
OCLC
610853293
Author
Ignoffo, Mary Jo, 1955-
Title
Captive of the labyrinth : Sarah L. Winchester heiress to the rifle fortune / Mary Jo Ignoffo.
Imprint
Columbia, Mo. : Univ. of Missouri Press, c2010.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-238) and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 10-6860
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