BOOK “WINCHESTER THE GUN THAT WON THE WEST” BY HAROLD F. WILLIAMSON © 1952

Description

On display is the book “Winchester The Gun That Won The West” by Harold F. Williamson. Copyright 1952. Published by A. S. Barnes and Company. Illustrated. 494 pages. Hardback in good condition with tight binding. The inside pages have no rips, tears or stains and
have no brown fading on the page edges.
The front and back covers are in good condition with very little wear. The author has produced in this book a truly monumental work that will satisfy the shooter because the book tells of the various stages in the development of America’s standard guns and ammunition, the historian for accuracy and the economist for insight as to the place of the Winchester repeating Arms company in the financial picture of a country of growing industry. The book is broken down into eight chapters:
1.
AN INDUSTRY IN TRANSITION
2.
GAINING A FOOTHOLD
3.
THE STRUGGLE FOR LEADERSHIP
4.
CONSOLIDATION PF POSITION: 1181-1889
5.
REWARDS OF LEADERSHIP: 1890-1914
6.
WINCHESTER AND WW I: 1914-1918
7.
POSTWAR EXPERIMENT: 1919-1924
8.
RETREAT FROM POSTWAR EXPERIMENT: 1924-1931