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Describes the history of firearms, from the invention of gunpowder to the development of cannons, muskets, rifles, and finally handguns and other modern firearms, and explains the different parts to a gun.

"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...

This book traces the life of Annie Oakley, a sharpshooter celebrity who was part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.