Captive of the labyrinth : Sarah L. Winchester, heiress to the rifle fortune / Mary Jo Ignoffo.

• New Haven's daughter -- Marrying into the Winchester family -- "The gun that won the west" -- The Winchester fortune -- A California dream -- Labyrinth -- Daydream or nightmare -- Guns, guilt, and ghosts: the first commentaries on Sarah Winchester's odd house -- Health and welfare -- Changing fortunes -- Trapped in a mistaken legacy -- Capitalizing on spirits: the Mystery House.

• Sarah Lockwood Pardee entered the Winchester dynasty in 1862 when she wed William Wirt Winchester, the son of the founder of the legendary Winchester Repeating Arms Company. Rumors of spiritualist leanings and reclusive tendencies began after Sarah purchased a large ranch in the Santa Clara Valley, christening it Llanada Villa, which became the titular labyrinth. When completed, it was over three stories high, with rooms and hallways tacked on at random. 

Ämnesord

Heiresses  -- California -- San Jose -- Biography. (LCSH)

San Jose (Calif.)  -- History. (LCSH)

Förenta staterna  -- Kalifornien -- San Jose (sao)

Genre

Biografier  (saogf)

Personnamn

Winchester family.

Winchester, Sarah Pardee, 1837-1922

Institutionsnamn

Winchester Repeating Arms Company.

Winchester Mystery House (San Jose, Calif.)

Klassifikation

979.473 (DDC)

920 (DDC)

Winchester, Sarah Pardee (kssb/8)