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the origins of a national gun culture

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Arming America

the origins of a national gun culture

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Alfred A. Knopf
Language
English
Pages
603

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Arming America: the origins of a national gun culture
2003, Soft Skull Press, Distributed by Publishers Group West
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Arming America: the origins of a national gun culture
2001, Vintage Books
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Arming America: the origins of a national gun culture
2000, Alfred A. Knopf
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Arming America: the origins of a national gun culture
2000, Alfred A. Knopf
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Arming America: The Origins of a National Gun Culture
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Table of Contents

In search of guns -- -- ch. 1.
European gun heritage -- -- ch. 2.
Role of guns in the conquest of North America -- -- ch. 3.
Guns in the daily life of colonial America -- -- ch. 4.
Creation of the first American gun culture : Indians and firearms -- -- ch. 5.
Brown Bess in the wilderness -- -- ch. 6.
People numerous and unarmed -- -- ch. 7.
Government promotion of gun production -- -- ch. 8.
From indifference to disdain -- -- ch. 9.
Creation of a gun subculture -- -- ch. 10.
Arming of the American people.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Dewey Decimal Class
683.4/00973
Library of Congress
HV8059 .B395 2000

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Pagination
603 p. ;
Number of pages
603

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Open Library
OL6799100M
ISBN 10
0375402101
LCCN
00106191
OCLC/WorldCat
44947512
Library Thing
176183
Goodreads
2216931

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