{"product_id":"9780760346457","title":"Guns of Outlaws: Weapons of the American Bad Man","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen gunslingers chose their weapons and took their chances.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom colonial-era rifles carried on the \"Owlhoot Trail\" to John Dillinger's Colt pistols, the history of the American outlaw is told in guns--weapons that became each man's personal signature. Authors \u003cb\u003eGerry\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eJanet Souter\u003c\/b\u003e peer into these criminals' choices of derringers, revolvers, shotguns, rifles, machine guns, and curious hybrids, giving us a glimpse into the minds behind the trigger fingers. With over 200 illustrations, \u003ci\u003eGuns of Outlaws\u003c\/i\u003e gives a unique look at the lives and the hardware of the most infamous outlaws in American history, and of the law enforcement officers who hunted them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs settlers moved further west, away from authority and soft city life into the Great Plains, the push for survival through the endless prairies and jagged isolating mountain ranges bred ruthless men. Most outlaws were technology freaks who seized upon the latest weapon innovations developed in the industrious East to provide an edge in the life-and-death cosmosof the Wild West. Outlaws tinkered with their guns, creating unique hardware that became their calling cards. Attempts by lawmen to take control sparked a weapons race, pitting gunmen and bandit gangs against home-grown lawmen and vigilante \"posses.\" By the late 1930s and early 1940s, outlaws on horseback had given way to marauding bank robbers. Using fast cars and faster guns, they became folk heroes of the Great Depression, even as the law was hard on their tails.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Voyageur Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47028959969520,"sku":"9780760346457","price":29.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780760346457_p0.jpg?v=1763656014","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780760346457","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}