Saps, Blackjacks and Slungshots: A History of Forgotten Weapons - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Saps, Blackjacks and Slungshots: A History of Forgotten Weapons write by Robert Escobar. This book was released on 2018-05-31. Saps, Blackjacks and Slungshots: A History of Forgotten Weapons available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Deadly Ingenuity
Deadly Ingenuity - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Deadly Ingenuity write by Robert Escobar. This book was released on 2023-08-02. Deadly Ingenuity available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Deadly Ingenuity: A History of Unusual Weapons from Around the World and Across Time does something new in the study of weaponry and martial arts. It traverses the centuries and continents while focusing exclusively on fighting tools that are not the usual suspects. It also brings to light some historical weapons and fighting techniques that have never before been surveyed. The diverse panoply of objects takes the reader from islands (Hawaii, Okinawa, New Zealand), to plains (Argentina, the American Southwest) and from jungles (Borneo, Brazil) to cities (New York City, London, Seoul, Tokyo, Venice). Nor are those complete lists. Sources include but are not limited to Chinese and Japanese martial arts texts, Irish mythology, Victorian crime blotters, naval history, Greek classics, Roman historians, the memoirs of English knights and 21st century headlines. Robert Escobar's first weapons book was praised by an American History professor, an award winning author, an archeologist, a legendary weapons author and others. He worked feverishly to ensure this work is a worthy follow-up.
Self-Defense for Gentlemen and Ladies
Self-Defense for Gentlemen and Ladies - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Self-Defense for Gentlemen and Ladies write by Colonel Thomas Hoyer Monstery. This book was released on 2015-04-21. Self-Defense for Gentlemen and Ladies available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This 19th-century self-defense manual—written by a master swordsman—will appeal to fencers and martial artists as well as fans of Victorian-era culture, steampunk, and American history Colonel Thomas Hoyer Monstery was a master swordsman who participated in more than fifty duels, fought under twelve flags, battled gangsters, and was constantly involved in the great conflicts and upheavals of his time. In the 1870s, he began writing his magnum opus—a series of newspaper articles that are now collected here for the first time in Self-Defense for Gentleman and Ladies. In this book, Colonel Monstery presents a unique look into the Victorian-era fighting world. He describes styles such as British “purring” (shin-kicking), Welsh jump-kicking, and American rough-and-tumble fighting, in addition to providing illustrated instruction in the art of gentlemanly self-defense with a cane, staff, or one’s bare hands. Fifty rare drawings and photographs from the period illuminate Monstery’s world, while an extensive glossary of terms and an introductory biography of Colonel Monstery—including fascinating details of his many duels as well as his groundbreaking devotion to teaching fencing and self-defense skills to women—update his text to make it accessible and useful to gentlemen and ladies of any era. Contents Colonel Thomas Hoyer Monstery: The Unknown American Martial Arts Master I. Introduction. II. The Logic of Boxing. III. Standing and Striking. IV. Advancing to Strike and Feinting. V. Simple Parries in Boxing. VI. Parries with Returns. VII. Effective or Counter Parries in Boxing. VIII. Offence and Defense by Evasions. IX. Trips, Grips, and Back-Falls. X. Rules for a Set-to with Gloves. XI. Observations on Natural Weapons. XII. The Use of the Cane. XIII. The Use of the Cane (continued). XIV. The Use of the Staff. XV. The Use of the Staff (continued). Appendix: Monstery's Rules for Contests of Sparring and Fencing Glossary
Kuckle Duster: A Guide to Using Brass Knuckles
Kuckle Duster: A Guide to Using Brass Knuckles - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Kuckle Duster: A Guide to Using Brass Knuckles write by James Loriega. This book was released on 2017-08-20. Kuckle Duster: A Guide to Using Brass Knuckles available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book will take you through the history of knuckle dusters and also present you with information on how they can be used for self defense.
Creating the Boston Police
Creating the Boston Police - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Creating the Boston Police write by Timothy B. Riordan. This book was released on 2022-06-24. Creating the Boston Police available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Boston Police Department was formed by a man who had twice failed in business, ran a bar in the poorest district of Boston, and was charged with two assaults. When Francis Tukey became City Marshal in 1846, he faced off against some of the most notorious criminals of the time. Under Tukey's leadership, the police were known for their coordinated "descents" on gamblers, rumrunners and prostitutes. This book aims to recount the story of the formation of the Boston Police Department, featuring many of the department's earliest cases and crises. Significant tales include the conflict following the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, when Tukey and his officers avoided enforcing the law, even helping enslaved people further escape. Also covered are the department's dealings with Irish refugees and the Cholera epidemic of 1849.
