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Covering the 100 years that Winchester and its predecessor
companies, Volcanic Repeating Arms Co., and New Haven Arms Co.,
produced cartridges in New Haven, this is the first detailed study
ever done on cartridge boxes from the era of the modem gun.
Coverage includes all the calibers cataloged for every rifle model
from 1856 to 1956. Drawing on never before seen company records and
correspondence, as well as interviews with oldtime employees, the
authors have unearthed a wealth of new and significant information
on this under-researched, fast growing aspect of gun-related
collectibles. With over 1,400 pictures, all in full color, this
book also includes a Pricing Guide and a Rarity Guide. It is
unlikely that the incredible number of varieties of Winchester
cartridge boxes pictured will ever again be assembled for
presentation to the collecting public. Whether you want to date
your collectible box or determine which box would be appropriate as
a contemporary display piece with your Winchester rifle, this is
the book to own.
The purpose of this book is not to discuss in depth various topics
in medicine nor to describe in detail all possible controversial
subjects in car diology. The primary intention is to describe
common cardiac problems with significant controversial viewpoints
frequently encountered in our daily practice. This book presents 19
chapters, including the Coronary Arteries in Fatal Coronary Events,
Prophylactic Antiarrhythmic Therapy in Acute Myocar dial
Infarction, Mobile Coronary Care-Is It Really Needed?, The Use of
Artificial Pacemakers in Acute Myocardial Infarction, Treatment of
Car diogenic Shock, Serum Digitalis Level-Practical Value, Factors
Modifying the Efficacy of Digitalis, Hyperlipidemia and Vascular
Disease, Antianginal Agents for Coronary Heart Disease,
Anticoagulation Therapy for Coronary Heart Disease, When to Operate
on Congenital Heart Diseases, Indications for Coronary Artery
Surgery and Patient Selection, Car diomyopathy: Diagnostic Criteria
and Classification, Therapeutic Approach to Idiopathic Hypertrophic
Sub aortic Stenosis, Current Concepts of Hemiblocks, Physical
Activity and Coronary Heart Disease, His Bundle
Electrocardiography-Its Clinical Value, Computerized Electrocar
diography-Its Practical Value, and Echocardiography-Its Practical
Value. As the title of the book indicates, the "pro and con"
viewpoints are described in each chapter, and the authors final
conclusions are expressed at the end of each. It is hoped that the
book will be provocative as well as educational and practical. The
contents are intended to be clinical, concise, and practical, so
that this book will provide all physicians with up-to-date
materials that will assist them directly in the daily care of their
patients with common cardiac problems."
This is a book of original artwork created by the author, Timothy
L. Giles. Upon review of each subject matter, Mr. Giles hopes that
the reader experience an influx of emotion because they can relate;
whether the piece of the father kissing his son or the African
mother preparing food for her family. He hopes that everyone comes
with the same conclusion that the world is a small village and we
have more in common than our differences. Mr. Giles also authored
the poems that are included with each piece of artwork. The poems
express the emotions he felt while painting. His spirit of painting
is massaged and inspired by family, history, struggles, and the
journey of so many strong individuals. One of his favorite pieces
is of the old woman with the walking cane entitled "The Elder." Mr.
Giles states he could feel her strength, wisdom and grace each time
he sat down to apply paint to paper. He wants you to also feel this
same sort of emotion when viewing his work. Mr. Giles' objective is
to tell the human story through his art so that everyone can relate
to it. He encourages the viewer to appreciate the technical element
of his work, but even more, the emotion felt behind it. Mr. Giles
believes the world sees him as an artist, but he sees himself also
as a story teller Currently at the "young age" of 49; born in rural
Suffolk, Virginia and having seen over 100 countries, Mr. Giles
states he is humbled and fortunate to be able to place his
experiences on canvas for the world to see. His favorite phrase and
description of himself is "I'm just a country boy" who prefers the
simplicities of life. God has truly blessed him with a great gift
that he now wants to share with the world.
In this volume, contributors show how stylistic and iconographic
analyses of Mississippian imagery provide new perspectives on the
beliefs, narratives, public ceremonies, ritual regimes, and
expressions of power in the communities that created the artwork.
Exploring various methodological and theoretical approaches to
pre-Columbian visual culture, these essays reconstruct dynamic
accounts of Native American history across the U.S. Southeast.
These case studies offer innovative examples of how to use style to
identify and compare artifacts, how symbols can be interpreted in
the absence of writing, and how to situate and historicize
Mississippian imagery. They examine designs carved into shell,
copper, stone, and wood or incised into ceramic vessels, from
spider iconography to owl effigies and depictions of the cosmos.
They discuss how these symbols intersect with memory, myths, social
hierarchies, religious traditions, and other spheres of Native
American life in the past and present. The tools modeled in this
volume will open new horizons for learning about the culture and
worldviews of past peoples.
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