An edition of Mr. Gatling's terrible marvel (2009)

Mr. Gatling's terrible marvel

the gun that changed everything and the misunderstood genius who invented it

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Mr. Gatling's terrible marvel
Julia Keller
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An edition of Mr. Gatling's terrible marvel (2009)

Mr. Gatling's terrible marvel

the gun that changed everything and the misunderstood genius who invented it

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From publisher description: Although little used during the American Civil War--the time in which it was invented--the Gatling gun soon changed the nature of warfare and the course of history. Discharging 200 shots per minute with alarming accuracy, the world's first machine gun became vitally important to protecting and expanding America's overseas interests. Its inventor, Richard Gatling, was famous in his own time for creating and improving many industrial designs, from bicycles and steamship propellers to flush toilets. Gatling actually proposed his gun as a way of saving lives, thinking it would decrease the size of armies. Cultural critic Julia Keller's account of the invention, its misunderstood creator, and its tremendous impact on world events also shows how its combination of ingenuity, idealism, and destructive power, perfectly exemplified the paradox of America's rise as a world superpower.

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Publisher
Penguin
Language
English
Pages
294

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Table of Contents

Cold beauty --
A world of mornings --
Land of the second chance --
"Drunkards, dandies & loafers" --
The spaces between the bullets --
"A little Gatling music" --
"The world's great storm" --
Warriors and sages.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-283) and index.

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New York

The Physical Object

Pagination
294 p., [16] p. of plates
Number of pages
294

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL26882030M
ISBN 10
0143115642
ISBN 13
9780143115649
OCLC/WorldCat
276819830

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