American Rifle
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American Rifle by Alexander Rose
George Washington insisted that his portrait be painted with one. Daniel Boone created a legend with one. Abraham Lincoln shot them on the White House lawn. And Teddy Roosevelt had his specially customized.
In this first-of-its-kind book, historian Alexander Rose delivers a colorful, engrossing biography of an American icon: the rifle. Drawing on the words of foot soldiers, inventors, and presidents, based on extensive new research, and spanning from the Revolution to the present day, American Rifle is a balanced, wonderfully entertaining history of the rifle and its place in American culture.
Alexander Rose received his doctorate from Cambridge University, where he focused on political and scientific history in his prize-winning dissertation. His writing has appeared in the New York Observer, the Washington Post, and many other newspapers, and he is the author of Kings in the North: The House of Percy in British History. He currently resides in New York City.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780553384383 |
| ISBN 10 | 0553384384 |
| Title | American Rifle |
| Author | Alexander Rose |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2009-09-29 |
| Number of pages | 528 |
| Prizes | Winner of The Economist Best Books of the Year 2008 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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