?With a rat-a-tat pace and a wicked sense of humor, Julia Keller
uses the story of Gatling's famous machine-gun to take us on an
exuberant and entertaining tour through American capitalism in the
nineteenth-century. This book is a carnival for history buffs ?
bursting with colorful characters, uncanny connections, and
contagious enthusiasm.?
?Debby Applegate, winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for "The Most
Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher"
?Julia Keller has not only given us the fascinating story of the
Gatling gun and its colorful inventor, but has also placed it into
a valid and original context. She takes us into the middle of
nineteenth century America as it really was: a westward-looking
continent packed with dreams, energy, and ambitious practical
ideas, a place where mechanical inventions created a vision of
limitless power that shaped much of the nation's philosophy and
destiny. This is the story of the artifact as changing history, the
ea
aWith a rat-a-tat pace and a wicked sense of humor, Julia Keller
uses the story of Gatlingas famous machine-gun to take us on an
exuberant and entertaining tour through American capitalism in the
nineteenth-century. This book is a carnival for history buffs a
bursting with colorful characters, uncanny connections, and
contagious enthusiasm.a
aDebby Applegate, winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for "The Most
Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher"
aJulia Keller has not only given us the fascinating story of the
Gatling gun and its colorful inventor, but has also placed it into
a valid and original context. She takes us into the middle of
nineteenth century America as it really was: a westward-looking
continent packed with dreams, energy, and ambitious practical
ideas, a place where mechanical inventions created a vision of
limitless power that shaped much of the nation's philosophy and
destiny. This is the story of the artifact as changing history, the
early machine gun as bringing about as great a transformation as
the simple stirrup did in its era. If you haven't heard of Julia
Keller, you'll hear of her now.a
aCharles Bracelen Flood, author of "Grant and Sherman: The
Friendship that Won the Civil War" and past president of PEN
American Center.
"With a rat-a-tat pace and a wicked sense of humor, Julia Keller
uses the story of Gatling's famous machine-gun to take us on an
exuberant and entertaining tour through American capitalism in the
nineteenth-century. This book is a carnival for history buffs -
bursting with colorful characters, uncanny connections, and
contagious enthusiasm."
-Debby Applegate, winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for "The Most
Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher"
"Julia Keller has not only given us the fascinating story of the
Gatling gun and its colorful inventor, but has also placed it into
a valid and original context. She takes us into the middle of
nineteenth century America as it really was: a westward-looking
continent packed with dreams, energy, and ambitious practical
ideas, a place where mechanical inventions created a vision of
limitless power that shaped much of the nation's philosophy and
destiny. This is the story of the artifact as changing history, the
early machine gun as bringing about as great a transformation as
the simple stirrup did in its era. If you haven't heard of Julia
Keller, you'll hear of her now."
-Charles Bracelen Flood, author of "Grant and Sherman: The
Friendship that Won the Civil War" and past president of PEN
American Center.
 |
Ask a Question About this Product More... |
|
