For 200 years the great wilderness of the American West was being opened up and slowly destroyed by settlers from the east. Their prime tool was the gun, and the longarm and pistol have achieved legendary status in the folklore of the Wild West. In the hands of scouts, cowboys, ordinary settlers and native Americans the gun helped forge an era that was to draw to a close at the end of the 19th century. This title tells the story of the guns used in the West during this period, which included the Indian Wars, the Civil War and the Gold Rushes.
- ISBN10 1861264887
- ISBN13 9781861264886
- Publish Date 31 May 2002
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 25 October 2004
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint The Crowood Press Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 192
- Language English