Arming America: The Origins of a National Gun Culture
- ISBN-10
- 0375701982
- ISBN-13
- 9780375701986
- Category
- Firearms
- Pages
- 603
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Author
- Michael A. Bellesiles
Description
"Michael A. Bellesiles is Professor of History at Emory University and Director of Emory's Center for the Study of Violence."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
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