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American rifle: a biography

By Alexander , Rose

Book information

Publisher
Random House Publishing Group;Bantam Dell
Year
2008
ISBN
9780440338093, 0440338093, 9781299069206, 1299069207
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
4 MB (4680282 bytes)
Pages
(495 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illus
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
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Description

The mystery of Washington's rifle -- The rifle and the Revolution -- The rise of machines -- The big bang -- The "grewsome graveyard" -- The army of marksmen and the soldier's faith -- The smokeless revolution -- Roosevelt's rifle -- The paths not taken -- The great blunderbuss bungle -- Gun of the space age -- The rifle of the future.;This spirited and engrossing narrative vividly details the life of a seminal invention--the American rifle--and shows not only how it influenced the course of the nation's history, but reflects the needs and values of America itself.

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