| American Rifle: A Biography Contributor(s): Rose, Alexander (Author) |
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ISBN: 0553384384 ISBN-13: 9780553384383 Publisher: Delta OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Antiques & Collectibles | Firearms & Weapons - Antiques & Collectibles | Americana |
| Dewey: 683.422 |
| Physical Information: 1.15" H x 6.02" W x 9" (1.19 lbs) 528 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: George Washington insisted that his portrait be painted with one. Daniel Boone created a legend with one. Abraham Lincoln shot them on the White House lawn. And Teddy Roosevelt had his specially customized. In this first-of-its-kind book, historian Alexander Rose delivers a colorful, engrossing biography of an American icon: the rifle. Drawing on the words of foot soldiers, inventors, and presidents, based on extensive new research, and spanning from the Revolution to the present day, American Rifle is a balanced, wonderfully entertaining history of the rifle and its place in American culture. |