From one of America's smartest political writers comes a "captivating
and comprehensive journey" (#1 New York Times bestselling author David
Limbaugh) of the United States' unique and enduring relationship with
guns.For America, the gun is a story of innovation, power, violence,
character, and freedom. From the founding of the nation to the
pioneering of the West, from the freeing of the slaves to the
urbanization of the twentieth century, our country has had a complex and
lasting relationship with firearms. In First Freedom, nationally
syndicated columnist and veteran writer David Harsanyi explores the ways
in which firearms have helped preserve our religious, economic, and
cultural institutions for over two centuries. From Samuel Colt's early
entrepreneurism to the successful firearms technology that helped make
the United States a superpower, the gun is inextricably tied to our
exceptional rise. In the vein of popular histories like American Gun,
Salt, and Seabiscuit, Harsanyi takes us on a captivating and thrilling
ride of Second Amendment history that demonstrates why guns are not only
an integral part of America's past, but also an essential part of its
future. First Freedom is "a briskly paced journey...a welcome lesson on
how guns and America have shaped each other for four hundred years"
(National Review).
