Author: Benjamin Cummings TrumanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dueling
Languages : en
Pages : 610
Book Description
The Field of Honor
Author: Benjamin Cummings TrumanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dueling
Languages : en
Pages : 610
Book Description
The Field of Honor : Being a Complete and Comprehensive History of Duelling in All Countries ; Including the Judicial Duel of Europe, the Private Duel of the Civilized World, and Specific Descriptions of All the Noted Hostile Meetings...
Author: Ben C. TrumanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
Illustrated Catalogue of Rare Americana, Historical Bindings, Extra-illustrated Works, Early Printed Books, Original Drawings, Unique Autographs, Scarce Portraits, and First Editions of Famous Authors
Author: George D. Smith Book CoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
By the Sword
Author: Richard CohenPublisher: Modern Library
ISBN: 0812969669
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
“Like swordplay itself, By the Sword is elegant, accurate, romantic, and full of brio—the definitive study, hugely readable, of man’s most deadly art.”—Simon Winchester With a new Preface by the author Napoleon fenced. So did Shakespeare, Karl Marx, Grace Kelly, and President Truman, who as a schoolboy would practice fencing with Bess—his future wife— when the two of them returned home from school. Lincoln was a canny dueler. Ignatius Loyola challenged a man to a duel for denying Christ’s divinity (and won). Less successful, but no less enthusiastic, was Mussolini, who would tell his wife he was “off to get spaghetti,” their code to avoid alarming the children. By the Sword is an epic history of sword fighting—a science, an art, and, for many, a religion that began at the dawn of civilization in ancient Egypt and has been an obsession for mankind ever since. With wit and insight, Richard Cohen gives us an engrossing history of the world via the sword. Praise for By the Sword “Touché! While scrupulous and informed about its subject, Richard Cohen’s book is about more than swordplay. It reads at times like an alternative social history of the West.”—Sebastian Faulks “In writing By the Sword, [Cohen] has shown that he is as skilled with the pen as he is with the sword.”—The New York Times “Irresistible . . . extraordinary . . . vivid and hugely enjoyable.”—The Economist “A virtual encyclopedia on the subject of sword fighting.”—San Francisco Chronicle “Literate, learned, and, beg pardon, razor-sharp . . . a pleasure for practitioners, and a rewarding entertainment for the armchair swashbuckler.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Weapons of Mississippi
Author: Kevin DoughertyPublisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1496801962
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Mississippians have long found the need for an arsenal of interesting, lethal, and imaginative weapons. Native Americans, frontier outlaws, antebellum duelists, authorities and protestors in the civil rights struggle, and present-day hunters have used weapons to survive, to advance causes, or to levy societal control. In Weapons of Mississippi, Kevin Dougherty examines the roles weapons have played in twelve phases of state history. Dougherty not only offers technical background for these devices, but he also presents a new way of understanding the state’s history-through the context and development of its weapons. Chapters in the book bring the story of Mississippi’s weapons up to date with a discussion of the modern naval shipbuilders on the Coast and interviews with hunters keen to pass on family traditions. As Mississippi progressed from a sparsely populated wilderness to a structured modern society, management of weaponry became one of the main requirements for establishing centralized law and order. Indians, outlaws, runaway slaves, secessionists, and night riders have all posed challenges to the often better-armed authorities. Today, weapons unite Mississippians in the popular pastime of hunting deer, turkey, dove, rabbit, and even bear. In the state’s social and cultural character, a shared lore and knowledge of hunting crosses age, racial, and economic lines. Weapons, once used for mere survival, have transformed into instruments masterfully crafted for those harvesting the state’s abundant game.
The Book Buyer
Author: Publisher:
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
A review and record of current literature.
Publishers Weekly
Author: Publisher:
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 858
Book Description
Modern Chivalry in Early American Law
Author: Madeline SapienzaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
This work contains the legal contributions and observations of Hugh Henry Brackenridge, Pennsylvania Supreme Court judge, teacher, preacher, publisher, gazetteer, lawyer, and fiction writer who reached the pinnacle of his career during the Jeffersonian era. Brackenridge's body of legal thought is juxtaposed with the published lectures of James Wilson, the commentaries on Blackstone by St. George Tucker, and selections from The Federalist Papers. Contents: Modern Chivalry: The Early Books; Modern Chivalry: The Later Books; Overview of Law Miscellanies; Selected State Supreme Court Cases; Concluding Thoughts.
The American Bookseller
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1370
Book Description
Bulletin of Books in the Various Departments of Literature and Science Added to the Public Library of Cincinnati During the Year...
Author: Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton CountyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Acquisitions (Libraries)
Languages : en
Pages : 164
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