Captive of the Labyrinth: Sarah L. Winchester, Heiress to the Rifle Fortune
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Since her death in 1922, Sarah Winchester has been perceived as a
mysterious, haunted figure. After inheriting a vast fortune upon
the death of her husband in 1881, Sarah purchased a simple
farmhouse in San Jose, California. She began building additions to
the house and continued construction on it for the next twenty
years. A hostile press cast Sarah as the conscience of the
Winchester Repeating Arms Company--a widow shouldering
responsibility for the many deaths caused by the rifle that brought
her riches. She was accused of being a ghost-obsessed spiritualist,
and to this day it is largely believed that the extensive
construction she executed on her San Jose house was done to appease
the ghouls around her. But was she really as guilt-ridden and
superstitious as history remembers her? When Winchester's home was
purchased after her death, it was transformed into a tourist
attraction. The bizarre, sprawling mansion and the enigmatic nature
of Winchester's life were exaggerated by the new owners to generate
publicity for their business. But as the mansion has become more
widely known, the person of Winchester has receded from reality,
and she is only remembered for squandering her riches to ward off
disturbed spirits. Captive of the Labyrinth: Sarah L. Winchester,
Heiress to the Rifle Fortune demystifies the life of this unique
American. In the first full-length biography of Winchester, author
and historian Mary Jo Ignoffo unearths the truth about this
notorious eccentric, revealing that she was not a maddened
spiritualist driven by remorse but an intelligent, articulate woman
who sought to protect her private life amidst the chaos of her
public existence. The author takes readers through Winchester's
several homes, explores her private life, and, by excerpting from
personal correspondence, gives the heiress a voice for the first
time since her death. Ignoffo's research reveals that Winchester's
true financial priority was not dissipating her fortune on the
mansion in San Jose but investing it for a philanthropic legacy.
For too long Sarah Winchester has existed as a ghost herself--a
woman whose existence lies somewhere between the facts of her life
and a set of sensationalized recollections of who she may have
been. Captive of the Labyrinth finally puts to rest the myths about
this remarkable woman, and, in the process, uncovers the legacy she
intended to leave behind.
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