American Rifle
| Author | : Alexander Rose |
| Publisher | : Delta |
| Total Pages | : 530 |
| Release | : 2009-09-29 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780553384383 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0553384384 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Download or read book American Rifle written by Alexander Rose and published by Delta. This book was released on 2009-09-29 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
