This book is a cultural history of the interplay between the Western genre and American gun rights and legal paradigms. From muskets in the hands of landed gent

A president dies of natural causes. A vice-presidential vacancy. A congressman brutally murdered. America's widowed first lady turns to press secretary Nathanie

Sensational trials obsessively televised and reported by news media have led many Americans to question the effectiveness of their criminal justice system. Do p

Newtown, Connecticut. Aurora, Colorado. Both have entered our collective memory as sites of unimaginable heartbreak and mass slaughter perpetrated by lone gunme

"Dacee June Fortune's mother died when she was eight, and for the next 23 years she stood at her father's side. Even after her strength, her protection, and her