The gunning of America : business and the making of American gun culture
Preferred Shelf Number:
338.4 HAA
Title:
The gunning of America : business and the making of American gun culture
Author:
Haag, Pamela, author.
ISBN:
9780465048953
Personal Author:
Physical Description:
xxv, 496 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents:
"The art and mystery of a gunsmith" -- The American system -- The crystal palace -- "Scattering our guns" -- "More wonderful than practical" -- Model 186600 -- "Gun men" and the "oriental lecturer" -- "Spirit guns" -- "The unhallowed trade" -- The "moral effect" of a Winchester -- Balancing the ledger -- Summer land -- The gun industry's visible hand -- Learning to love the gun -- Mystery house -- "Grotesque, yet magnificent" -- Overbuilding -- The soul of the "gun crank" -- King of infinite space -- The West that won the gun -- "Merchants of death" -- Epilogue.
Abstract:
"An acclaimed historian explodes the myth about the 'special relationship' between Americans and their guns, revealing that savvy 19th century businessmen--not gun lovers--created American gun culture"-- Provided by publisher.
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Language:
English
Format:
Books
