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Tommy : the gun that changed America /

John Taliaferro Thompson had a mission: to develop a lightweight, fast-firing weapon that would help Americans win on the battlefield. His Thompson submachine gun could deliver a hundred bullets in a matter of seconds, but didn't find a market in the U.S. military. Instead, the Tommy gun became...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blumenthal, Karen
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Thompson submachine gun > History > Juvenile literature.
Thompson submachine gun.
History.
Juvenile works.
Table of Contents:
  • Conception
  • Trench broom
  • The annihilator
  • Ready, aim
  • Rebellion
  • The Chicago piano
  • Wild tigers
  • Valentines and violins
  • Attack and intimidation
  • The war on crime
  • Cops and robbers
  • Public enemies
  • Recoil
  • Reload
  • The end of an era.