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Gun barons : the weapons that transformed America and the men who invented them /

John Bainbridge, Jr.'s Gun Barons is a narrative history of six charismatic and idiosyncratic men who changed the course of American history through the invention and refinement of repeating weapons. Love them or hate them, guns are woven deeply into the American soul. Names like Colt, Smith &a...

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Main Author:	Bainbridge, John, 1946- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : St. Martin's Press, [2022].
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Colt, Samuel, > 1814-1862. E. Remington & Sons > History > 19th century. Winchester, Oliver Fisher, > 1810-1880. Winchester Repeating Arms Company > History. Smith & Wesson > History. Firearms > United States > History > 19th century. Gunsmiths > United States > History > 19th century. United States > Armed Forces > Firearms > History > 19th century. Firearms industry and trade > United States > History > 19th century.

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