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The best gun in the world : George Woodward Morse and the South Carolina State Military Works / Robert S. Seigler

Author
Seigler, Robert S.
Published
Columbia, South Carolina : University of South Carolina Press, [2017]
Physical Description
viii, 279 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 26 cm

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Contents
Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 George Woodward Morse -- ch. 2 Morse's Early Patents -- ch. 3 Nathan M. Muzzy -- ch. 4 War Department Evaluations, 1857--1858 -- ch. 5 Springfield Armory -- ch. 6 Morse's New Carbine, 1860 -- ch. 7 Morse in Late 1860 and Early 1861 -- ch. 8 Harpers Ferry, Nashville, and Atlanta -- ch. 9 South Carolina State Military Works and David Lopez Jr. -- ch. 10 1862 -- ch. 11 Morse Comes to South Carolina -- ch. 12 Labor -- ch. 13 1863 -- ch. 14 Lopez's Resignation and Successor -- ch. 15 Morse's Brass-frame Carbine -- ch. 16 Sale of the State Works -- ch. 17 Late 1863 and 1864 -- ch. 18 1865 -- ch. 19 State Military Works and Lopez, Postwar -- ch. 20 Morse's Postwar Patent Petitions and Lawsuits -- ch. 21 Morse's Final Productivity.
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ISBN
9781611177923 hardcover ; alkaline paper
1611177928 hardcover ; alkaline paper
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of Acquisition
Purchased with funds from the Paterno Libraries Endowment (Campus College Libraries); 2017
Endowment Note
Paterno Libraries Endowment (Campus College Libraries)
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