Arms and Armor in Colonial America, 1526-1783

376 Pages·1956·56.44 MB·English

by  Harold L. Peterson

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"War was a reality to men of Colonial times,
and they lived intimately with it." Thus Harold
L. Peterson introduces his work on Arms and
Armor in Colonial America. The author goes
on throughout 345 pages to demonstrate the
effect of weapons on the thoughts and actions
of "men who cleared away the wilderness and
brought the United States into being."
A nationally known lecturer and collector,
the author delves into 200 years of firearms,
ammunition, equipment and edged weapons
with equal vigor, fully explaining these arti-
facts of war and the men who used them.
Twelve years in the writing, this book is a
collector's masterpiece in detail, and as such has
been sponsored by The Company of Military
Collectors k Historians. Painstaking, exact in
his research, Mr. Peterson's finished product is
a scholarlyreference work, notonly for the mili-
tary minded but for lovers of Americana.
Withal, he has presented his material in an
entertaining way, reporting each era of history
and the weapons of that era with a sure and
confident hand which establishes him as an un-
rivaled authority in his field.
More than 300 striking illustrations bring
alive a part Age of Colonization and Explora-
tion; d< anew the French Wars and the
Revo. i every page of Mr. Peterson's
Arms a ir in Colonial America.

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Marin County Free Library
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Copyright© 1956 by Harold L. Peterson
Printed and bound in the United States of America
L. C. Catalog Card Number: 56-11273
ThiseditionpublishedbyBramhallHouse,
a division ofClarkson N. Potter, Inc. by
arrangement with The Stackpole Company
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THE COMPANY OF MILITARY COLLECTORS
HISTORIANS
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Through its Reviewing Board, takes pride in sponsoring this book
and in recommending it as a standard work of reference in the field of
American military history.
Colonel Harry C. Larter, USA, Ret.
President
REVIEWING BOARD
Colonel Arcadi Gluckman, USA, Ret.
Mr. C. O. v. Kienbusch
Lieutenant Colonel Hermann W. Williams, USAR
Jr.,
Colonel Frederick P. Todd, USAR, Editor-in-Chief
WASHINGTON,
D. C.