Revolver: Sam Colt and the Six-Shooter That Changed America

by Jim Rasenberger

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A sweeping, definitive biography of Samuel Colt--the inventor of the legendary Colt revolver (a.k.a. six-shooter)--which changed the US forever, triggering the industrial revolution and the settlement of the American West.

Patented in 1835, the Colt pistol with its revolving cylinder was the first practical firearm that could shoot more than one bullet without reloading. For many reasons, Colt's gun had a profound effect on American...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1501166387

ISBN13:9781501166389

Release Date:May 2020

Publisher:Scribner Book Company

Length:448 Pages

Weight:1.42 lbs.

Dimensions:1.4" x 6.2" x 9.1"

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Non-Fiction Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History History

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