The amazing Hiram Maxim : an intimate biography
Hawkey, Arthur2001
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This biography charts the life of Hiram Maxim, from his humble beginnings to his rise as the Victorian self-made man. The text tells us of his invention of the first automatic machine gun and past philanderings which threatened his position in England.
Main title:
The amazing Hiram Maxim : an intimate biography / by Arthur Hawkey.
Author:
Imprint:
Staplehurst : Spellmount, 2001.
Collation:
174p., [8]p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-168) and index.
ISBN:
9781862271418 (hbk)
Language:
English
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BRN:
3973
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