{"product_id":"the-guns-of-john-moses-browning-the-remarkable-story-of-the-inventor-whose-firearms-changed-the-world","title":"The Guns of John Moses Browning: The Remarkable Story of the Inventor Whose Firearms Changed the World","description":"\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" style=\"max-height: none; height: 280px;\"\u003e \u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA “well-researched and very readable new biography” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e) of “the Thomas Edison of guns,” a visionary inventor who designed the modern handgun and whose awe-inspiring array of firearms helped ensure victory in numerous American wars and holds a crucial place in world history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFew people are aware that John Moses Browning—a tall, humble, cerebral man born in 1855 and raised as a Mormon in the American West—was the mind behind many of the world-changing firearms that dominated more than a century of conflict. He invented the design used in virtually all modern pistols, created the most popular hunting rifles and shotguns, and conceived the machine guns that proved decisive not just in World Wars I and II but nearly every major military action since. Yet few in America knew his name until he was into his sixties.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eNow, author Nathan Gorenstein brings firearms inventor John Moses Browning to vivid life in this riveting and revealing biography. Embodying the tradition of self-made, self-educated geniuses (like Lincoln and Edison), Browning was able to think in three dimensions (he never used blueprints) and his gifted mind produced everything from the famous Winchester “30-30” hunting rifle to the awesomely effective machine guns used by every American aircraft and infantry unit in World War II. The British credited Browning’s guns with helping to win the Battle of Britain.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHis inventions illustrate both the good and bad of weapons.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSweeping, lively, and brilliantly told, this fascinating book that “gun collectors and historians of armaments will cherish” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) introduces a little-known legend whose impact on history ranks with that of the Wright Brothers, Thomas Edison, and Henry Ford.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003eder-toggle=\"{\"allowLinkDefault\":true, \"expand_prompt\":\"Read more\", \"collapse_prompt\":\"Read less\"}\"\u0026gt;\u003ci class=\"a-icon a-icon-extender-expand\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-expander-prompt\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e ","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50278354583837,"sku":"9781982129224","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/5692\/5213\/files\/9781982129224.jpg?v=1755708127","url":"https:\/\/bookdelico.com\/products\/the-guns-of-john-moses-browning-the-remarkable-story-of-the-inventor-whose-firearms-changed-the-world","provider":"Book Delico ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}