An edition of Choose your weapon
(2013)
Choose your weapon
the duel in California, 1847 to 1861
by Christopher Burchfield
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Between 1847 and 1861 over seventy duels were fought in California, more than in all the other states combined during those years. The major figures, the causes, the manner in which the duels were fought are here described in graphic detail for the first time ever.
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Politics and government, Dueling, History, Social life and customs, Biography, Duel, Histoire, Mœurs et coutumes, Politique et gouvernement, Manners and customsPlaces
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1846-1850, 19th centuryShowing 2 featured editions. View all 2 editions?
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Choose Your Weapon: The Duel in California, 1847-1861
2016, Linden Publishing Company, Incorporated
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1610352777 9781610352772
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Choose your weapon: the duel in California, 1847 to 1861
2013, Stairway Press
in English
0989760596 9780989760591
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Edition Notes
Originally published: Oroville, CA : I & L Pub., 2002.
"Because so many were fought over politics, the book reveals much about the major politicians and newspaper editors of that epoch"--P. [4] of cover.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-254) and index.
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