03562cam a2200421 4500 231927018 TxAuBib 20150601120000.0 ||||||s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780062242747 0062242741 8aee7de9-f2c2-4199-ad31-4834921392a2 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 1313350 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Kyle, Chris, 1974- American Gun [Libby Audiobook] : A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms. HarperCollins, 2013. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 191MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 191MB. United States. The authors examine American history through 10 guns that have been important in our nation's development. The analysis covers the American long rifle (a rifled musket), the six-shooter of the Old West, the Tommy gun of the Roaring Twenties, and today's military rifle, among others. Far from a polemic on gun rights, the discussion shows how advances in technology shaped the country and its military. John Pruden offers a straightforward narration. He's believable as the authors when they interject themselves into the text. However, the periodic use of profanity, while easy to gloss over in print, can be a bit jarring when heard. Also, the book moves along in the historical sections but bogs down in the technical passages. R.C.G. (c) AudioFile 2013, Portland, Maine. AudioFile Magazine. HTML:<p>At the time of his tragic death in February 2013, former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, the most accomplished sniper in U.S. military history, was finishing a remarkable book that retold American history through the lens of a hand-selected list of firearms. Kyle masterfully argues that guns have played a fascinating, indispensable, and often under-appreciated role in our national story. Kyle carefully chose ten guns to help tell his story, including the American long rifle, Colt .45 revolver, Winchester rifle, .38 police handgun, and the M-16 rifle platform Kyle himself used as a SEAL. This is also the story of how American innovation, creativity, and industrial genius has constantly pushed technology—and U.S. power—forward.</p> <p>Read by John Pruden</p>. Nonfiction. History. Media Type: Audiobook. The New York Times Best Seller List. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2015-08-01 20:00:02. Doyle, William. Pruden, John. &#169;2013 by Chris Kyle. http://www.ntexlibrariesonthego.org/ContentDetails.htm?ID=8aee7de9-f2c2-4199-ad31-4834921392a2 http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/0293-1/1313350-AmericanGun.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0293-1/1313350-AmericanGun.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=8AEE7DE9-F2C2-4199-AD31-4834921392A2&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/0293-1/1313350-AmericanGun.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0293-1/1313350-AmericanGun.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=8AEE7DE9-F2C2-4199-AD31-4834921392A2&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) TXMLR