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Author Blumenthal, Karen, author.

Title Tommy : the gun that changed America / Karen Blumenthal.

Publication Info. New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2015.

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Teen  TEEN 683.4 BLUMENTHAL    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Young Adult  YA 683.4 BLU    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Children's Department    Check Shelf
 Southington Library - Children  Tween 683.4 BLU    Check Shelf
 Wethersfield Public Library - Children's Department  J 623.4 BLUMENTHAL c.2  Check Shelf
 Windsor Locks Public Library - Teen  YA 683.4 BLUMENTHAL    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description 232 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
age Teenagers Preteens lcsh
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-199) and index.
Contents Prologue. Locked and loaded -- Conception -- Trench broom -- The annihilator -- Ready, aim -- Rebellion -- The Chicago piano -- Wild tigers -- Valentines and violins -- Attack and intimidation -- The war on crime -- Cops and robbers -- Public enemies -- Recoil -- Reload -- The end of an era -- Epilogue.
Summary Examines the origins of America's debate over gun control sparked by a practical gun intended for military use that became a weapon of choice for outlaws before Congress attempted to remove it from the streets.
Audience Young Adult.
1180 Lexile
Subject Thompson submachine gun -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Outlaws -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Gangsters -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Thompson submachine gun. (OCoLC)fst01150187
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Added Title Tommy, the gun that changed America
ISBN 9781626720848 (hardcover)
1626720843 (hardcover)
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