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Dresslar, Jim.
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Small, John, 1759-1821.
Gunsmiths -- Indiana -- Vincennes -- Biography.
Gunsmithing -- Indiana -- Vincennes -- History.
Kentucky rifle.
Vincennes (Ind.) -- History.
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John Small of
Vincennes
: gunsmith on the western frontier / Jim Dresslar & Jeff Jaeger ; [foreword by Richard Day].
by
Dresslar, Jim.
Subjects
Small, John, 1759-1821.
Gunsmiths
--
Indiana
--
Vincennes
--
Biography.
Gunsmithing
--
Indiana
--
Vincennes
--
History
.
Kentucky rifle.
Vincennes
(Ind.)
--
History
.
Publisher Info:
[Perrysburg, Ohio] : [R.E. Davis Co.], [©2009.]
Description:
vii, 120 pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
RDA Types:
text
unmediated
volume
ISBN:
0965103927
9780965103923
Contents:
Early years
--
Quintessential Scotch-Irish
--
Vincennes
history
--
Militia man
--
Clark rifle
--
Girty gun
--
Francis Vigo
--
Pierre Menard
--
Many talents
--
Slavery issues
--
Thomas Small
--
Hurst affair
--
Senior years.
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Summary:
The life and work of John Small, master gunsmith of
Vincennes
,
Indiana
are made known in this work. In 1790 Small was appointed first sheriff in Knox County,
Indiana
. In 1799 he was elected as representative of Knox County to the legislature in the first election in the Northwest Territory. The biographical and historical background of the book set the stage for the detailed descriptions of the Kentucky rifle and for the numerous detailed photos of Small's guns.
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