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Firearms have long been at the core of our national narratives. This title documents and analyzes the history of firearms in America, exploring various aspects of gun manufacture, ownership, and use - and importantly, the cultural and political implications which this history reveals.

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"A lively and interesting overview of guns in American life; past, present, and future...Guns in America: A Reader will serve most promisingly as a long-awaited introduction to a complex and controversial issue." * Left History *

Guns in America

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    A Paperback / softback by Jan E. Dizard, Robert Muth, Stephen P. Andrews

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      Publisher: New York University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/04/1999
      ISBN13: 9780814718797, 978-0814718797
      ISBN10: 0814718795

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Firearms have long been at the core of our national narratives. This title documents and analyzes the history of firearms in America, exploring various aspects of gun manufacture, ownership, and use - and importantly, the cultural and political implications which this history reveals.

      Trade Review
      "A lively and interesting overview of guns in American life; past, present, and future...Guns in America: A Reader will serve most promisingly as a long-awaited introduction to a complex and controversial issue." * Left History *

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