The Man Behind the Gun

Until the late nineteenth century, guns took a long time to load and could only make one shot at a time. But Samuel Colt invented a hand gun that held six bullets and could be fired without reloading every time. This changed weaponry forever.

• Publication Date: 07/01/2010
• Copyright: 2011
• Pages: 32
• Trim Size: 7 1/2 x 9
• Illustrations: Illus. with color and black-and-white photographs and illustrations
• Grade Level: 3–4
• Age Level: 8–9
• LC Number: 2009028129
• ATOS Reading Level: 5.3
• ATOS Points: 0.5
• Quiz #: 140313
• Dewey: 683.40092