{"product_id":"gun-barons-9781250905710","title":"Gun Barons","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Bainbridge, Jr.''s \u003ci\u003eGun Barons\u003c\/i\u003e is a narrative history of six charismatic and idiosyncratic men who changed the course of American history through the invention and refinement of repeating weapons.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLove them or hate them, guns are woven deeply into the American soul. Names like Colt, Smith \u0026amp; Wesson, Winchester, and Remington are legendary. Yet few people are aware of the roles these men played at a crucial time in United States history, from westward expansion in the 1840s, through the Civil War, and into the dawn of the Gilded Age. Through personal drive and fueled by bloodshed, they helped propel the young country into the forefront of the world''s industrial powers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir creations helped save a nation divided, while planting seeds that would divide the country again a century later. Their inventions embodied an intoxicating thread of American individualismpart fiction, part realitythat remains the foundation of modern gun culture. They promoted gun\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49529014550871,"sku":"9781250905710","price":17.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781250905710.jpg?v=1731873963","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/gun-barons-9781250905710","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}