Dr. Richard Jordan Gatling's GATLING GUN PATENT DRAWINGS

Dr. Richard Jordan Gatling's GATLING GUN PATENT DRAWINGS

Author: Ron Ruble

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2009-03-15

Total Pages: 110

ISBN-13: 0557059550

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This book contains copies of all Dr. Gatling's original Gatling Gun patent and patent drawings from the United States Patent Office. Also included are the patent drawings of the Broadwell Drum Feed, Bruce feed and Accles feed that was used on Colt Gatling Guns. Shortly after the outbreak of the American Civil War, Dr. Richard J. Gatling began work on his most famous invention. A prototype gun was made late in 1861 and was demonstrated in Indianapolis early in 1862. On November 4, 1862, Dr. Gatling received the first of his 10 patents for the famous gun that etched his name into history forever. The Gatling Gun was sometimes called by Dr. Gatling, Colt Firearms Company and the United States Patent Office as a battery gun, rotating battery gun, rotating cannon and machine gun. When the "modern" machine gun was made, it was referred to as an automated machine gun. These patent drawings provide a step back in time to view a technically advanced 19th century weapon that changed history.


Mr. Gatling's Terrible Marvel

Mr. Gatling's Terrible Marvel

Author: Julia Keller

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 9780670018949

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Documents the life of the inventor of the Gatling gun--the first machine gun--and the impact of his invention on the expansion of the United States as a superpower and the international boom of the arms industry.


The Historical Supply Catalogue

The Historical Supply Catalogue

Author: Alan Welikoff

Publisher: Camden House Publishing (Ontario, CA)

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 9780944475447

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A fun-to-browse catalog, abundantly illustrated (bandw), for shoppers seeking newly manufactured items from the past. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


Letters From The Earth

Letters From The Earth

Author: Mark Twain

Publisher: Youcanprint

Published: 2017-04-04

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 8892658379

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The Creator sat upon the throne, thinking. Behind him stretched the illimitable continent of heaven, steeped in a glory of light and color; before him rose the black night of Space, like a wall. His mighty bulk towered rugged and mountain-like into the zenith, and His divine head blazed there like a distant sun. At His feet stood three colossal figures, diminished to extinction, almost, by contrast -- archangels -- their heads level with His ankle-bone. When the Creator had finished thinking, He said, "I have thought. Behold!" He lifted His hand, and from it burst a fountain-spray of fire, a million stupendous suns, which clove the blackness and soared, away and away and away, diminishing in magnitude and intensity as they pierced the far frontiers of Space, until at last they were but as diamond nailheads sparkling under the domed vast roof of the universe. At the end of an hour the Grand Council was dismissed. They left the Presence impressed and thoughtful, and retired to a private place, where they might talk with freedom. None of the three seemed to want to begin, though all wanted somebody to do it.


Battles and Skirmishes of the Great Sioux War, 1876-1877

Battles and Skirmishes of the Great Sioux War, 1876-1877

Author: Jerome A. Greene

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9780806126692

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This volume offers accounts of the many battles and skirmishes in the Great Sioux War as they were observed by participating officers, enlisted men, scouts, surgeons, and newspaper correspondents. The selections-some rendered immediately after the encounters and some set down in reminiscences years later - are important and little-known sources of information about the war. By their personal nature, they give a compelling sense of immediacy to the actions. The editor's introduction and commentary on each of the accounts help readers understand the interrelationship of events and appreciate the entire spectrum of the conflict.