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American gun : a history of the U.S. in ten firearms / Chris Kyle, with William Doyle and editorial contributions by Jim DeFelice ; foreword and afterword by Taya Kyle.

by Kyle, Chris, 1974-2013.

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William Morrow, c2013.

Firearms -- United States -- History.

Firearms ownership -- United States -- History.

Firearms -- Social aspects -- United States

United States -- History, Military.

9780062242716 (hc.)

0062242717 (hc.)

xv, 302 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-288) and index.

The American long rifle -- The Spencer repeater -- The Colt single-action army revolver -- The Winchester 1873 rifle -- The M1903 Springfield -- The M1911 pistol -- The Thompson submachine gun -- The M1 Garand -- The .38 special police revolver -- The M16 rifle.

Chris Kyle tracks down and shoots the most important American firearms, from a flintlock rifle to a Colt revolver to the latest high-tech weapon he used as a SEAL. He uses these guns as a window on United States history, making the sweeping argument that the American story has been tied to and shaped by the gun.

Doyle, William, 1957-

DeFelice, Jim, 1956-

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