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Published on: 2008-10-14
Released on: 2008-10-21
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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. Now, 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 soldiers, inventors, and presidents, based on extensive new research, and encompassing the Revolution to the present day, American Rifle is a balanced, wonderfully entertaining history of this most essential firearm and its place in American culture. In the eighteenth century American soldiers discovered that they no longer had to fight in Europe’s time-honored way. With the evolution of the famed “Kentucky” Rifle—a weapon slow to load but devastatingly accurate in the hands of a master—a new era of warfare dawned, heralding the birth of the American individualist in battle. In this spirited narrative, Alexander Rose reveals the hidden connections between the rifle’s development and our nation’s history. We witness the high-stakes international competition to produce the most potent gunpowder . . . how the mysterious arts of metallurgy, gunsmithing, and mass production played vital roles in the creation of American economic supremacy . . . and the ways in which bitter infighting between rival arms makers shaped diplomacy and influenced the most momentous decisions in American history. And we learn why advances in rifle technology and ammunition triggered revolutions in military tactics, how ballistics tests—frequently bizarre—were secretly conducted, and which firearms determined the course of entire wars. From physics to geopolitics, from frontiersmen to the birth of the National Rifle Association, from the battles of the Revolution to the war in Iraq, American Rifle is a must read for history buffs, gun collectors, soldiers—and anyone who seeks to understand the dynamic relationship between the rifle and this nation’s history.From the Hardcover edition. James Stewart Biography IMDb James Maitland Stewart was born on 20 May 1908 in Indiana Pennsylvania to Elizabeth Ruth (Johnson) and Alexander Maitland Stewart who owned a hardware store. Geronimo - Warrior Military Leader - Biography.com Geronimo was a Bedonkohe Apache leader of the Chiricahua Apache who led his people's defense of their homeland against the military might of the United States. Chris Kyle - U.S. Navy SEAL - Biography.com Find out more about the life and death of Chris Kyle a Navy SEAL sniper and the author of the book "American Sniper" at Biography.com. Outdoor Channel Outdoor Channel. America's Leader in Outdoor TV. TV Programming and Online Videos for outdoorsmen. M14 rifle - Wikipedia The M14 rifle officially the United States Rifle 7.62 mm M14 is an American selective fire automatic rifle that fires 7.6251mm NATO (.308 in) ammunition. WGBH American Experience . Annie Oakley PBS Both lucky and extremely talented Annie Oakley used her astonishing marksmanship to escape a poor childhood in Ohio and rise to become the first female superstar in ... Charlton Heston - Biography - IMDb With features chiseled in stone and renowned for playing a long list of historical figures particularly in Biblical epics the tall well built and... M16 rifle - Wikipedia The M16 rifle officially designated Rifle Caliber 5.56 mm M16 is a United States military adaptation of the Armalite AR-15 rifle. The original M16 was a select ... Biography Sheldon W. Boyce Jr. - Gun Attorney Sheldon W. Boyce Jr. Gun Attorney Biography. Mr. Boyce represents law abiding citizens who choose to exercise their inalienable constitutional right to keep and bear ... Ruger American Rimfire? Compact Bolt-Action Rifle Models Includes two interchangeable compact length of pull stock modules that provide comb height options for scope or iron sight use. By simply removing the rear sling ...
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