The Miami Valley School Library

The man behind the gun :

Wyckoff, Edwin Brit.

The man behind the gun : Samuel Colt and his revolver / Edwin Brit Wyckoff. - Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow Publishers, 2011. - 32 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm. - Genius at work! Great inventor biographies .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.

The jacknife that carved an empire -- Dr. Coult and his laughing gas -- Colt sells his six-shooter -- Mass production makes masses of money -- Mass-producing a whole new world -- Timeline -- Words to know -- Learn more: books and internet addresses.

"Readers will learn about Samuel Colt, the revolver, and mass production"--Provided by publisher.

9780766034464

2009028129

TS533.62.C65 / W935 2011

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