Captive of the labyrinth : Sarah L. Winchester, heiress to the rifle fortune
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
Print Book, English, ©2010
Univ. of Missouri Press, Columbia, Mo., ©2010