American Gun: A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms, (Paperback)

from vicmowery

Excellent. I paid 75 cents for it used; I would have paid more than full price for it new if I had known it would be well worth it. This is more of a history book than it is a technical treatise on arms. Any technical discussion of gun details is on a level of explanation for the layman while bri...

from aadyer

A really very good look at American Hisotry through the lens of firearms and the people that wielded them. Exciting, engaging, informing and easy reading, this is history at its best, coupled with an easy going descriptive style, that never makes the subject boring or dry. This is biased, but the...

from aadyer

A really very good look at American Hisotry through the lens of firearms and the people that wielded them. Exciting, engaging, informing and easy reading, this is history at its best, coupled with an easy going descriptive style, that never makes the subject boring or dry. This is biased, but the...

from satxreader

As a person who believes there is no such thing as a law-abiding citizen having too many guns, I once again surprised myself by absolutely loving this book. Chris's love and respect for firearms is evident on every page, as is his sense of humor. I was prepared for a dry boring book about guns, b...

from jimocracy

Some of the stories were interesting and even merited further perusal. However, the author was clearly no historian and he presented his "history" through the biased, patriotic lenses of "American badassery". I am fascinated with the topic and consider this book as a precursor to a primer of a hi...