Reading rank 322
Revolver: Sam Colt and the Six-Shooter That Changed America
, subject: Sam Colt, his revolver, and American industrial history from 1814 to 1862, 2020
Jim Rasenberger's Revolver is a book-length biography of Sam Colt, told in enough depth to reward reading it at length rather than skimming for anecdotes.
61
Coverage Score
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About the book
Rasenberger follows Colt's business career, manufacturing system, and marketing while tracing the revolver's wider consequences for American industry, violence, and expansion.
Why read it
Best if you want a full-length biography of Sam Colt and care as much about how a life is told as about the facts of it.
Key themes
- Colt's life as the subject
- An account worth reading closely
Evidence and original sources
Source: official Founders episode — #147
This record is supported by 3 public evidence rows linked to original Founders episodes.
- Sam Colt — This episode is a deep dive into Jim Rasenberger's biography of Sam Colt, Revolver, which the host reads from extensively.