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TEACHING THE BOW TO BEND: Making a Longbow
Linda Schilling
and Michael Wlotzka
Ulrich Schwab
DOUBLE ACTION: Classic Revolvers for
Target Shooting, Hunting and Security
• Step-by-step guide to making a longbow brings the revered Kunst-Griff workshop to you
• Over 150 images, now in color, illustrate each step clearly
• Create your own longbow in two days
Making a longbow in only two days? No sweat! In their two-day workshops, the bowmakers team of
Kunst-Griff introduced many enthusiastic beginners to the basics of making a wooden longbow—
demonstrating each action step by step, in a comprehensible and clear way. This compact book,
now in color, brings their workshop to you! Covering basic topics like ideal wood selection and the
individual parts of a longbow, as well as more advanced construction like tillering, leather grips, bow
stringers, Flemish splices and bowyer’s knots in detail, this guide provides you with the basics to get
started with the fascinating hobby of bow making.
Size: 6” x 9” • 183 color images • 80 pp.
ISBN: 978-0-7643-4595-1 • soft cover • $19.99
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• Concise, superbly illustrated reference
• Covers the most legendary of the high-caliber revolvers
• High-quality, close-up photographs and detailed charts
This superb new reference book describes the most popular of these revolvers—Colt, Smith &Wesson,
Sturm-Ruger, Taurus and others—in words and superb, high-quality photographs, documenting their
design, technology, and how they shoot. It also describes what they can achieve in precision shooting
and discusses trigger pull weight and groups. Double action revolvers—in which the trigger cocks
and drops the hammer—are more popular and much favored by bodyguards and security service
personnel, where having a weapon that is both inconspicuous and handy counts more than firepower
or the quickest reload. These weapons are also favored by hunters who can get five or seven shots
in a powerful caliber, even with a feather-light titanium “snub nose.”
Ulrich Schwab has written and photographed several books on firearms. He has also won thirteen
titles at German pistol and revolver shooting championships. He lives in Stuttgart, Germany.
Size: 7” x 10” • 170 photos • 208 pp.
ISBN: 978-0-7643-4630-9 • hard cover • $39.99
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Robert M. Reed
LINCOLN’S FUNERAL TRAIN:
The Epic Journey from Washington to Springfield
• Eye-witness accounts and historic images present President Lincoln’s remarkable 13-day journey
to his final resting place
• Accompanied by over 130 authentic photographs and documents from Lincoln’s life and death
• Solves the mysterious fate of Lincoln’s hearse
The Lincoln funeral and the nearly 1,700-mile epic journey of the funeral train was the biggest single
event to happen in the lives of American citizens at the time. At least seven million people—without the
aid of radio, television, or internet—actually witnessed some part of the historic occasion. Eyewitness
accounts from nearly 150 years ago and historic images present this remarkable journey of President
Abraham Lincoln’s remains, from the nation’s Capitol to his final resting place in Springfield, Illinois.
More than 440 cities, towns, villages and byways were on the route in 1865, and each is included
in this fascinating volume. The veteran author draws from reports, documents, and contemporary
narratives to finally fully present the event. Long-forgotten photographs and dozens of Lincoln-handled
documents are included, adding further authentic flavor to this enthrallingly detailed, true-story of
the historic Lincoln Funeral Train.
Robert Reed is a veteran author of a wide range of books, from American presidents to Colonial law
in the early United States. For more than 30 years he has lived along the actual route of the historic
Lincoln Funeral Train.
Size: 7” x 10” • 131 illustrations • 224 pp.
ISBN: 978-0-7643-4594-4 • hard cover • $39.99
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