The Resource Tommy : the gun that changed America, Karen Blumenthal
Tommy : the gun that changed America, Karen Blumenthal
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Resource Information
The item Tommy : the gun that changed America, Karen Blumenthal represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Arapahoe Library District.
This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
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- Summary
- John Taliaferro Thompson had a mission: to develop a lightweight, fast-firing weapon that would help Americans win on the battlefield. His Thompson submachine gun could deliver a hundred bullets in a matter of seconds--but didn't find a market in the U.S. military. Instead, the Tommy gun became the weapon of choice for a generation of bootleggers and bank-robbing outlaws, and became a deadly American icon. Following a bloody decade--and eighty years before the mass shootings of our own time--Congress moved to take this weapon off the streets, igniting a national debate about gun control. Critically-acclaimed author Karen Blumenthal tells the fascinating story of this famous and deadly weapon--of the lives it changed, the debate it sparked, and the unprecedented response it inspired
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 1 online resource.
- Contents
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- Prologue. Locked and loaded
- Conception
- Trench broom
- The annihilator
- Ready, aim
- Rebellion
- The Chicago piano
- Wild tigers
- Valentines and violins
- Attack and intimidation
- The war on crime
- Cops and robbers
- Public enemies
- Recoil
- Reload
- The end of an era
- Epilogue
- Isbn
- 9781626720855
- Label
- Tommy : the gun that changed America
- Title
- Tommy
- Title remainder
- the gun that changed America
- Statement of responsibility
- Karen Blumenthal
- Subject
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- trueDillinger, John, 1903-1934
- trueHistory books -- United States -- Twentieth century | 1930s
- trueCrime and guns
- trueMilitary -- Weapons
- Outlaws -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- trueElectronic books
- trueOutlaws -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- History
- Thompson submachine gun -- History -- Juvenile literature
- trueGangsters
- trueThompson submachine gun
- Thompson submachine gun
- trueWeapons
- trueViolence and guns
- trueThompson, John Taliaferro, 1860-1940
- Juvenile works
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 20th Century
- trueSubmachine guns
- trueGuns
- Gangsters -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- trueNarrative nonfiction for kids and teens
- trueCrime and law -- General
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- John Taliaferro Thompson had a mission: to develop a lightweight, fast-firing weapon that would help Americans win on the battlefield. His Thompson submachine gun could deliver a hundred bullets in a matter of seconds--but didn't find a market in the U.S. military. Instead, the Tommy gun became the weapon of choice for a generation of bootleggers and bank-robbing outlaws, and became a deadly American icon. Following a bloody decade--and eighty years before the mass shootings of our own time--Congress moved to take this weapon off the streets, igniting a national debate about gun control. Critically-acclaimed author Karen Blumenthal tells the fascinating story of this famous and deadly weapon--of the lives it changed, the debate it sparked, and the unprecedented response it inspired
- Summary
- Examines the origins of America's debate over gun control sparked by a practical gun intended for military use that became a weapon of choice for outlaws before Congress attempted to remove it from the streets
- Award
- Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2015
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10428352
- Cataloging source
- TEFOD
- Dewey number
- 683.4/22
- Index
- index present
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile
- 1180
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
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- 6
- 12
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Target audience
- adolescent
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- the gun that changed America
- Label
- Tommy : the gun that changed America, Karen Blumenthal
- Link
- http://digital.arapahoelibraries.org/ContentDetails.htm?ID=71228701-081A-4C27-8D44-E6E20A2B1352
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- Prologue. Locked and loaded -- Conception -- Trench broom -- The annihilator -- Ready, aim -- Rebellion -- The Chicago piano -- Wild tigers -- Valentines and violins -- Attack and intimidation -- The war on crime -- Cops and robbers -- Public enemies -- Recoil -- Reload -- The end of an era -- Epilogue
- Control code
- ocn907950701
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 1 online resource.
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781626720855
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
- c
- Publisher number
- EB00591535
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Stock number
- 71228701-081A-4C27-8D44-E6E20A2B1352
- System control number
- (OCoLC)907950701
- Label
- Tommy : the gun that changed America, Karen Blumenthal
- Link
- http://digital.arapahoelibraries.org/ContentDetails.htm?ID=71228701-081A-4C27-8D44-E6E20A2B1352
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- Prologue. Locked and loaded -- Conception -- Trench broom -- The annihilator -- Ready, aim -- Rebellion -- The Chicago piano -- Wild tigers -- Valentines and violins -- Attack and intimidation -- The war on crime -- Cops and robbers -- Public enemies -- Recoil -- Reload -- The end of an era -- Epilogue
- Control code
- ocn907950701
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 1 online resource.
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781626720855
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
- c
- Publisher number
- EB00591535
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Stock number
- 71228701-081A-4C27-8D44-E6E20A2B1352
- System control number
- (OCoLC)907950701
Subject
- trueCrime and guns
- trueCrime and law -- General
- trueDillinger, John, 1903-1934
- trueElectronic books
- trueGangsters
- Gangsters -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- trueGuns
- History
- trueHistory books -- United States -- Twentieth century | 1930s
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 20th Century
- Juvenile works
- trueMilitary -- Weapons
- trueNarrative nonfiction for kids and teens
- trueOutlaws -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Outlaws -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- trueSubmachine guns
- trueThompson submachine gun
- Thompson submachine gun
- Thompson submachine gun -- History -- Juvenile literature
- trueThompson, John Taliaferro, 1860-1940
- trueViolence and guns
- trueWeapons
Genre
- trueCrime and law
- Electronic books
- trueHistory
- trueHistory books
- Juvenile literature
- Juvenile works
- trueMilitary
- trueNarrative nonfiction for kids and teens
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