The Colt legacy : the Colt Armory in Hartford, 1855-1980
by
Grant, Ellsworth S.
Title
:
The Colt legacy : the Colt Armory in Hartford, 1855-1980
Author
:
Grant, Ellsworth S.
Personal Author
:
Grant, Ellsworth S.
Publication Information
:
Providence, RI : Mowbray Co., ©1982.
Physical Description
:
xiii, 233 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Contents
:
Preface -- Foreword -- The first tycoon -- The armory -- The demon steam! -- The colonel's widow -- The horseless boom -- A reputation for excellence -- Making the world safe -- Inside Colt's -- The strike -- The benefactors -- Too much water and wind -- The embezzlement -- War again -- The takeover -- Recovery -- Appendix I -- Appendix II.
Personal Subject
:
Colt, Samuel, 1814-1862. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50033204
Colt family. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85028720
Subject Term
:
Industrialists
Colt firearms
Firearms industry and trade
Genre
:
Biographies
History
ISBN
:
9780917218170
Library | Material Type | Call Number | Location |
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Downtown Library | Archival Material | TS535.C6 G69 HCOLL OVERSIZE | Hartford History Center |
Downtown Library | Archival Material | TS535.C6 G69 HCOLL OVERSIZE | Hartford History Center |
Downtown Library | Archival Material | TS535.C6 G69 HCOLL OVERSIZE | Hartford History Center |