{"product_id":"mr-gatlings-terrible-marvel-the-gun-that-changed-everything-and-the-misunderstood-genius-who-invented-it-paperback","title":"Mr. Gatling's Terrible Marvel: The Gun That Changed Everything and the Misunderstood Genius Who Invented It - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulia Keller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA provocative look at the life and times of the man who created the original weapon of mass destruction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on her investigative and literary talents, Julia Keller offers a riveting account of the invention of the world's first working machine gun. Through her portrait of its misunderstood creator, Richard Jordan Gatling-who naively hoped that the overwhelming effectiveness of a multiple-firing weapon would save lives by decreasing the size of armies and reducing the number of soldiers needed to fight-Keller draws profound parallels to the scientists who would unleash America's atomic arsenal half a century later. The Gatling gun, in its combination of ingenuity, idealism, and destructive power, perfectly exemplifies the paradox of America's rise in the nineteenth century to a world superpower.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulia Keller\u003c\/b\u003e is a Pulitzer Prize-winning write, educator, and former journalist. Schools she has taught at include Princeton University, the University of Notre Dame, and the University of Chicago. She has served four times as a juror for the Pulitzer Prizes, and won a Pulitzer Prize of her own in 2004 for her work with the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the author of the nonfiction book \u003ci\u003eMr. Gatling's Terrible Marvel\u003c\/i\u003e and several works of fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 8.4 x 5.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 26, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758601175328,"sku":"9780143115649","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4f2b42769a02aae0ed6e0e371e789e50_b7b336ae-b2a9-467a-829e-3fda0efa6704.webp?v=1780130194","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mr-gatlings-terrible-marvel-the-gun-that-changed-everything-and-the-misunderstood-genius-who-invented-it-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}