<span style="font-style: italic"><span style="font-weight: bold">Sharpshooters (1750-1900), The Men, Their Guns, Their Story
By Gary Yee</span></span>
I have been patiently keeping this one under my hat since receiving a draft earlier this year, but I have been told it is at the publishers and that I can release the information. Gary Yee has worked for years trying to gather all the information about sharpshooters that could be found. I had lunch with him a couple of years ago when he was visiting the Library of Congress looking for additional primary sources and he gave me a brief idea of where he was going with his book. Trust me, it was worth the wait.
Where others have provided some information or a detail here and there about the work of sharpshooters prior to World War I, Gary Yee has written a bible. I could not be more serious. I initially read the entire book, and then started slowly going back through, looking at every end note while becoming more and more amazed at the depth and variety of his sources. My library includes a lot written by and about sharpshooters but nothing I have comes close. The French and Indian War, the American Revolution, War of 1812 − and that’s just in North America − are covered in great detail, and many of the details provided about the U.S. Civil War I had never seen before, despite having an extensive collection.
If you are fan of the long gun this is a must have. One could literally do a couple of pages a day, cross-referencing sources and making a list of other avenues worth looking into and be excited about this book for a year, and you will refer back to it for a lifetime.
It’s 7 x 10, app. 400k words, 856 pages, double column, case bound smythe sewn with cloth cover and dust jacket. Price is $50 including postage
Website for ordering will be made available.
This will be the SH Book Club effort starting January 1.
By Gary Yee</span></span>
I have been patiently keeping this one under my hat since receiving a draft earlier this year, but I have been told it is at the publishers and that I can release the information. Gary Yee has worked for years trying to gather all the information about sharpshooters that could be found. I had lunch with him a couple of years ago when he was visiting the Library of Congress looking for additional primary sources and he gave me a brief idea of where he was going with his book. Trust me, it was worth the wait.
Where others have provided some information or a detail here and there about the work of sharpshooters prior to World War I, Gary Yee has written a bible. I could not be more serious. I initially read the entire book, and then started slowly going back through, looking at every end note while becoming more and more amazed at the depth and variety of his sources. My library includes a lot written by and about sharpshooters but nothing I have comes close. The French and Indian War, the American Revolution, War of 1812 − and that’s just in North America − are covered in great detail, and many of the details provided about the U.S. Civil War I had never seen before, despite having an extensive collection.
If you are fan of the long gun this is a must have. One could literally do a couple of pages a day, cross-referencing sources and making a list of other avenues worth looking into and be excited about this book for a year, and you will refer back to it for a lifetime.
It’s 7 x 10, app. 400k words, 856 pages, double column, case bound smythe sewn with cloth cover and dust jacket. Price is $50 including postage
Website for ordering will be made available.
This will be the SH Book Club effort starting January 1.
