The devil's right hand: the tragic story of the Colt family curse
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Published:
Guilford, Conn. : Lyons Press, [2012].
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Book
Physical Desc:
xix, 315 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
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Description
The Devil's Right Hand chronicles the legacy of death and destruction in the gun making Colt family during the nineteenth century, a legacy largely remembered for a lurid murder case that inspired Edgar Allan Poe's story "The Oblong Box"-but one that encompassed much New York Times and nationally bestselling author M. William Phelps reveals an unfathomable pattern surrounding repeating arms inventor Samuel Colt-from the death of all his children, including Sam's sea captain son's mysterious demise aboard his yacht, to the eccentric life of his widow. But the tip of this iceberg was the 1841-42 murder case of brother John C. Colt, one of New York's most sensational scandals. Printer Samuel Adams went to collect a debt from bookkeeper and author John Colt and was never seen alive again. Shocking revelations followed: Did John shoot Adams with one of his brother's Colt firearms before hacking him up and packing him in an oblong box? Did Sam Colt invent the revolving pistol, or steal the idea? Part historical true-crime, part family biography and cultural history, The Devil's Right Hand is a stirring narrative about a darkly cursed American dynasty.
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Norwich/Otis Adult Nonfiction
364.1532 PHE
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Language:
English
ISBN:
0762763795, 9780762763795
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-307) and index.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Phelps, M. W. (2012). The devil's right hand: the tragic story of the Colt family curse. Lyons Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Phelps, M. William. 2012. The Devil's Right Hand: The Tragic Story of the Colt Family Curse. Lyons Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Phelps, M. William, The Devil's Right Hand: The Tragic Story of the Colt Family Curse. Lyons Press, 2012.
MLA Citation (style guide)Phelps, M. William. The Devil's Right Hand: The Tragic Story of the Colt Family Curse. Lyons Press, 2012.
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| 505 | 0 | |a Pt. 1. Clashing foils -- Black hats & ink -- Maiden voyage -- Family ties -- Mankiller -- A deathlike hue -- A greenish cast -- The devil and the gunmaker -- pt. 2. The sacrificial lamb -- Confessions of the way life used to be -- Forgive me, I am dying now -- A silent space of time -- Blood in the gutter -- Blood brothers -- Catch-penny abuse -- Prison house -- Theater of murder -- A brother's sins -- Born for blood -- A bloodthirsty heart -- "Death hath no terrors" -- pt. 3 Engine of destruction -- Blood on his hands -- A dreadful cup of vengeance -- Moving on -- The tail of a lion -- Saved by the Indians -- House of hope -- Fortune smiles -- Life springs and death blows -- His father's son -- A final blow. | |
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