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Browning, John M. (John Moses), 1855-1926.
Firearms designers -- United States -- Biography.
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Gorenstein, Nathan.
Browning, John M. (John Moses), 1855-1926.
Firearms designers -- United States -- Biography.
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The guns of John Moses Browning : the remarkable story of the inventor whose firearms changed the world / Nathan Gorenstein.
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Gorenstein, Nathan.
Scribner, 2021.
Call #:
683
.40092
B885g
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Browning, John M. (John Moses), 1855-1926.
Firearms designers -- United States -- Biography.
ISBN:
9781982129217 (hc.)
Edition:
1st Scribner hardcover ed.
Description:
x, 325 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"The first major biography of "the Thomas Edison of guns," John Moses Browning, a visionary inventor who designed the modern handgun and whose awe-inspiring array of firearms helped ensure victory in numerous American wars and found an important place in American culture. Few people are aware that John Moses Browning-a tall, humble, cerebral man born in 1855 and raised as a Mormon in the American West-was the mind behind many of the world-changing firearms that dominated more than a century of conflict. He invented the crucial design used in virtually all modern pistols, created the most popular hunting rifles and shotguns, and conceived the machine guns that proved decisive not just in World Wars I and II but nearly every major military action since. Yet few in America knew his name until he was into his sixties. Now, author Nathan Gorenstein brings firearms inventor John Moses Browning to vivid life in this riveting and revealing biography. Embodying the tradition of self-made, self-educated geniuses (like Lincoln and Edison), Browning was able to think in three dimensions (he never used blueprints) and his gifted mind produced everything from the famous Winchester "30-30" hunting rifle to the awesomely effective machine guns used by every American aircraft and infantry unit in World War II. The British credited Browning's guns with helping to win the Battle of Britain. His inventions illustrate both the good and bad of weapons. Sweeping, lively, and brilliantly told, this fascinating book introduces a little-known American legend whose impact on history ranks with that of the Wright Brothers, Thomas Edison, and Henry Ford."--From publisher.
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