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Author’s Note ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xxi Introduction 1 Chapter 1 New Haven’s Daughter 7 Chapter 2 Marrying into the Winchester Family 22 Chapter 3 “The Gun That Won the West” 39 Chapter 4 The Winchester Fortune 66 Chapter 5 A California Dream 83 Chapter 6 Labyrinth 106 Chapter 7 Daydream or Nightmare 123 Chapter 8 Guns, Guilt, and Ghosts: The First Commentaries on Sarah Winchester’s Odd House 138 Chapter 9 Health and Welfare 166 Contents p vii Chapter 10 Changing Fortunes 179 Chapter 11 Trapped in a Mistaken Legacy 196 Chapter 12 Capitalizing on Spirits: The Mystery House 206 Notes 215 Bibliography 233 Index 239 viii / contents ...

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