American shooter : a personal history of gun culture in the United States /

American shooter : a personal history of gun culture in the United States /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Souter, Gerry, author.
Edition:	First edition.
Imprint:	Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, 2012. ©2012
Description:	1 online resource (xvi, 275 pages) : illustrations.
Language:	English
Subject:	Souter, Gerry. Souter, Gerry. Firearms ownership -- United States -- History. Firearms -- United States -- History. Firearms -- Social aspects -- United States -- History. Firearms. Firearms ownership. Firearms -- Social aspects. United States. Electronic books. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11145645

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ISBN:	9781597978729 1597978728 9781597976909 1597976903
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. English. Print version record.
Summary:	Provides a history of firearm ownership in the United States, from the use of muskets by early settlers at Jamestown to the purchase of guns today, and offers the author's take on gun culture through personal anecdotes.
Other form:	Print version: Souter, Gerry. American shooter. First edition. Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, Inc., ©2012 9781597976909

Table of Contents:

A new culture shaped by old fears
Heading west: prophets of individualism
It's a small bore world after all
"A simply operated machine gun"
A hunting we did go
World war II: the game changer
Gathering the reins in a runaway world
The me generation under fire
Put the gloves on the bosses and let 'em duke it out.