Pistols at Dawn

A History of Duelling

Nonfiction, History
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Author: John Norris ISBN: 9780752496597
Publisher: The History Press Publication: March 2, 2009
Imprint: The History Press Language: English
Author: John Norris
ISBN: 9780752496597
Publisher: The History Press
Publication: March 2, 2009
Imprint: The History Press
Language: English

In modern society the thought that someone would organize a deadly competition with a rival, risking his life over a point of honor, is incomprehensible. That this form of resolution would become an accepted "sport," with noble gentlemen even possessing sets of special duelling pistols, seems insane. This fascinating history of the practice of duelling takes the reader into the intriguing world of pistols, "fields of honor," and mortal combat, a world where complex rules governed a system of dispute which often ended in death.

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In modern society the thought that someone would organize a deadly competition with a rival, risking his life over a point of honor, is incomprehensible. That this form of resolution would become an accepted "sport," with noble gentlemen even possessing sets of special duelling pistols, seems insane. This fascinating history of the practice of duelling takes the reader into the intriguing world of pistols, "fields of honor," and mortal combat, a world where complex rules governed a system of dispute which often ended in death.

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