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Author
Publisher
Arcade Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Six moving profiles reveal the complex realities behind gun violence in the United States. These are the stories of the shooters.
In South Carolina, a young man embarks on a life of crime that culminates in a drug-related shooting and decades in prison; in Chicago, an off-duty police officer engages in a shootout with a murderous gunman, saving a fellow patrolman; in rural Tennessee, a troubled teenager shoots her abusive father in his sleep. The...
4) Annie Oakley
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
590L
Language
English
Description
A simple profile of Annie Oakley and her sharp shooting skills.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
In this book, the author, deadliest sniper in U.S. history tracks down and shoots the ten most important American firearms, from a flintlock rifle to a Colt revolver to the latest high-tech weapon he used as a Navy SEAL. He uses these guns as a window on United States history, making the sweeping argument that the American story has been tied to and shaped by the gun. He revisits turning points in American history, including the single sniper shot...
7) Annie Oakley
Publisher
Schlessinger Media
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Meet Phoebe Ann Moses, better known as Annie Oakley, and discover her unique talent for sharpshooting.
Publisher
A&E Television Network
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Competing for a $100K prize, a Bass Pro Shops shooting contract and the title of Top Shot, 18 of the country's finest and most diverse marksmen cock their hammers for a wild explosion through the HISTORY series fourth season, hosted by Survivor contestant Colby Donaldson. Captured through high-speed HD cameras, lives are risked via heart-stopping stunts all while sporting anything from a Kentucky flintlock pistol to the FS200 semi-automatic assault...
Language
English
Description
Contenders face challenges inspired by real events, from medieval crossbow contests to Wild West gunfights to modern-day sniper missions. Every episode reveals the weapons, technologies, and tactics of a different era, while high-speed HD cameras capture each skillful execution with breathtaking precision. All will take aim, but only one contestant will walk away with the $100,000 prize and title of 'Top Shot'.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"John Bainbridge, Jr.'s Gun Barons is a narrative history of six charismatic and idiosyncratic men who changed the course of American history through the invention and refinement of repeating weapons. Love them or hate them, guns are woven deeply into the American soul. Names like Colt, Smith & Wesson, Winchester, and Remington are legendary. Yet few people are aware of the roles these men played at a crucial time in United States history, from westward...
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