Firearms of the American West, 1803-1865

In 1803 Lewis and Clark set out on their epic expedition across the American wilderness west of the Mississippi, armed with the typical weapon of their day, the single-shot muzzle-loading rifle. By 1865, a variety of breech-loading and repeating arms had been invented there were both easier to use a...

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Main Author: Garavaglia, Louis A., 1940-
Other Authors: Worman, Charles G., 1933-, EBSCOhost.
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Niwot, Colo. : University Press of Colorado, [1998]
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 402 pages) : illustrations.
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