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020			_a9781618933652 _q(paperback)
020			_a1618933655 _q(paperback)
035			_a(OCoLC)921166432
040			_aBTCTA _beng _erda _cBTCTA _dBDX _dOCLCQ _dCLE _dOCLCO _dOCP _dQBX _dOCLCF _dGZD _dBAUN
049			_aBAUN_MERKEZ
050	0	0	_aTS533 _b.H47 2016
245	0	0	_aHistory of the gun in 500 photographs.
246	3	0	_aHistory of the gun in five hundred photographs.
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aNew York, New York : _bLiberty Street, an imprint of Time-Life Books, _c2016.
300			_a255 pages : _billustrations (some color) ; _c25 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent.
336			_astill image _2rdacontent.
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia.
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier.
500			_aIncludes index.
505	0	0	_t-- Black powder, alchemy, and bombards _t-- Matchlocks and muskets _t-- An era of experimentation _t-- Coming to America _t-- The road to the revolver _t-- The Civil War and the rise of the rifle _t-- Firearms and the Wild West _t-- World War I and Industrialized warfare _t-- World War II: A great generation of guns _t-- Modern times, new materials.
520			_aA fascinating look into the history of the firearm and how and why it has had the impact it has on American culture and society. Few inventions have had more of a profound impact on the course of civilization than guns: The first hand-held versions were Chinese fire lances invented in the 10th century, though it was Europeans who were credited with creating the handheld weapons that we recognize today. Americans and their expansion westward were the ones who refined, and helped define innovation and the development of an industry. Starting with Samuel Colt and the "revolver revolution," Americans took the lead in moving gun development forward. Names now well-known including Wesson, Winchester, and Browning helped create weapons that helped move a nation forward and ushered in the industrialized warfare of World War I. Now, TIME-LIFE, in the next book in the success "500 Photographs" series, following World War II in 500 Photographs and The Civil War in 500 Photographs , brings readers The History of the Gun in 500 Photographs , which traces the fascinating evolution of firearms, not just as tools of security, but as ingenious feats of science and engineering. This book contains over 500 photos that take readers on a historical and visual journey of the gun, not just as a weapon, but as a constantly-evolving artifact that has shaped America's culture and mindset.
650		0	_aFirearms _xHistory.
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