Description: A biography of Samuel Colt, the inventor of the Colt revolver (a.k.a. six-shooter), which changed the US forever, triggering the industrial revolution and the settlement of the American West.
Brief description: Jim Rasenberger is the author of five books--A Perfect Coincidence; Revolver; The Brilliant Disaster; America, 1908; and High Steel--and has contributed to the New York Times, Vanity Fair, Smithsonian, and other publications. A native of Washington, DC, he lives in New York City.
Review Quotes: "The extraordinary story of an extraordinary man in an extraordinary country. Sam Colt may not have made all men equal, but Jim Rasenberger's Revolver leaves us all knowing so much more about our past. A well-researched, brilliantly written history." --Kevin Baker, author of America the Ingenious
"Nothing screams 'America!' like the Colt revolver--the legendary six-shooter is as closely woven into the national fabric as baseball, apple pie, and immigration. This gobsmacking true story brings to life the rollicking tale of brash and muscular Sam Colt. The 'revolver man' was filled with contradictions--just like the young republic his six-shooters came to represent. A heartfelt western hat-tip to Jim Rasenberger for bringing us the definitive tale." --Gregory Crouch, author of The Bonanza King