Lock, Stock, and Barrel: The Origins of American Gun Culture
Autor Clayton E. Crameren Limba Engleză Hardback – 20 feb 2018 – vârsta până la 17 ani
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781440860379
ISBN-10: 1440860378
Pagini: 296
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 mm
Greutate: 0.68 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Praeger
Locul publicării:New York, United States
ISBN-10: 1440860378
Pagini: 296
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 mm
Greutate: 0.68 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Praeger
Locul publicării:New York, United States
Caracteristici
Shows how the American gun industry met private demand and led to an entirely new way of making almost all of the manufactured goods we take for granted today
Notă biografică
Clayton E. Cramer, MA, is adjunct faculty at College of Western Idaho, Nampa, ID. His work has been cited in court decisions including District of Columbia v. Heller (2008) and McDonald v. Chicago (2010).
Cuprins
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsA Note on Terminology1 Gun Culture in Colonial America, 1607-17752 Counting Gunsmiths: Methodological Problems3 Colonial Gunsmiths and Manufacturers, 1607-17754 Repairing Guns during the Revolutionary War, 1775-17835 Gunmaking during the Revolutionary Era, 1775-17836 Gun Culture in the Early Republic, 1783-18467 Gun Manufacturing in the Early Republic, 1783-18468 Federal Government Gun Contractors in the Early Republic, 1783-18469 State Militia Gun Contractors in the Early Republic, 1783-184610 How the American Gun Culture Changed the World, 1800-Present11 The Myth of 19th-Century Gun Marketing12 Postbellum Gun Culture, 1865-193013 Modern Gun Culture, 1930-PresentEpilogue: American Gun Culture: Transformative and Still KickingAppendix A: Gunsmiths in Early AmericaAppendix B: Partial List of Government Arms ContractsAppendix C: GlossaryNotesBibliographyIndex
Recenzii
[T]he work on early American history makes this an important reference text on guns in American society. . . . Overall, this is an important reference volume for libraries. Summing Up: Recommended. Advanced undergraduates through faculty and professionals.