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American rifle : a biography
- Title
- American rifle : a biography / Alexander Rose.
- Author
- Rose, Alexander, 1971-
- Publication
- New York, N.Y. : Delacorte Press, c2008.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | IAG 10-504 | Schwarzman Building - Milstein Division Room 121 |
Details
- Description
- 495 p., 16 p. of plates : ill.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- 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.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [413]-476) and index.
- Contents
- 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.
- Call Number
- IAG 10-504
- ISBN
- 9780553805178 (hardcover)
- 0553805177 (hardcover)
- LCCN
- 2008023170
- OCLC
- 191922709
- Author
- Rose, Alexander, 1971-
- Title
- American rifle : a biography / Alexander Rose.
- Imprint
- New York, N.Y. : Delacorte Press, c2008.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [413]-476) and index.
- Research Call Number
- IAG 10-504