Revolver: Sam Colt and the Six-Shooter That Changed America

by Jim Rasenberger

Book Overview

A sweeping, definitive biography of Samuel Colt--the inventor of the legendary Colt revolver (a.k.a. six-shooter)--which changed the US forever, triggering the industrial revolution and the settlement of the American West.

Patented in 1835, the Colt pistol with its revolving cylinder was the first practical firearm that could shoot more than one bullet without reloading. For many reasons, Colt's gun had a profound effect on American...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501166387
• ISBN13: 9781501166389
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Scribner Book Company
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.2" x 9.1"