The Resource The devil's right hand : the tragic story of the Colt family curse, M. William Phelps
The devil's right hand : the tragic story of the Colt family curse, M. William Phelps
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The item The devil's right hand : the tragic story of the Colt family curse, M. William Phelps represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Vancouver Public Library, Britannia Branch (Open with Limited Services).
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- Summary
- From the author who brought you the shocking true story that inspired "Arsenic and Old Lace" comes the horrific legacy of death and destruction in the gunmaking Colt family during the 19th Century, a legacy largely remembered for a lurid murder case that inspired Edgar Allan Poe's story "The Oblong Box" but one that encompassed so much more
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xix, 315 pages
- Contents
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- Clashing foils
- Black hats & ink
- Maiden voyage
- Family ties
- Mankiller
- A deathlike hue
- A greenish cast
- The devil & the gunmaker
- 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"
- 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
- Isbn
- 9780762763795
- Label
- The devil's right hand : the tragic story of the Colt family curse
- Title
- The devil's right hand
- Title remainder
- the tragic story of the Colt family curse
- Statement of responsibility
- M. William Phelps
- Title variation
- Devil's right hand
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- From the author who brought you the shocking true story that inspired "Arsenic and Old Lace" comes the horrific legacy of death and destruction in the gunmaking Colt family during the 19th Century, a legacy largely remembered for a lurid murder case that inspired Edgar Allan Poe's story "The Oblong Box" but one that encompassed so much more
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Phelps, M. William
- Dewey number
-
- 364.152/3092
- B
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HV6248.C646
- LC item number
- P44 2012
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Colt, John Caldwell
- Colt, Samuel
- Murder
- Inventors
- Label
- The devil's right hand : the tragic story of the Colt family curse, M. William Phelps
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 278-307) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Clashing foils -- Black hats & ink -- Maiden voyage -- Family ties -- Mankiller -- A deathlike hue -- A greenish cast -- The devil & the gunmaker -- 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" -- 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
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xix, 315 pages
- Isbn
- 9780762763795
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Lccn
- 2011028046
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)711046050
- (OCoLC)711046050
- Label
- The devil's right hand : the tragic story of the Colt family curse, M. William Phelps
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 278-307) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Clashing foils -- Black hats & ink -- Maiden voyage -- Family ties -- Mankiller -- A deathlike hue -- A greenish cast -- The devil & the gunmaker -- 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" -- 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
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xix, 315 pages
- Isbn
- 9780762763795
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Lccn
- 2011028046
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)711046050
- (OCoLC)711046050
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