William Weir, Author Fair Winds Press (MA) $19.99 (288p) ISBN 978-1-59233-336-3
In historian Weir's newest, he examines and debunks popular historical myths, trimming the proceedings in a textbook-like assemblage of color illustrations and sidebars. Weir cites numerous sources while restoring historical accuracy to popular...
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William Weir, Author Archon Books $32.5 (304p) ISBN 978-0-208-02319-3
American culture is draped in the mythology of guns and violence, shows this montage of 18 telling episodes in our history. Freelance writer Weir, using books and magazine articles as sources, impressively contrasts celebrated events with their...
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William Weir, Author Archon Books $35 (320p) ISBN 978-0-208-02384-1
The U.S. will continue to lose the so-called War on Drugs, charges Weir (Fatal Victories), because its approaches to the problem are all wrong. Interdiction is futile, he argues, because of the size of our country and its long shorelines and land...
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William Weir, Author Archon Books $35 (0p) ISBN 978-0-208-02423-7
Weir's analysis of gun control is objective and well documented. After tracing the history of militias-private citizens with arms who made themselves available to government in times of crisis-he argues that the continuing contest in the U.S. is...
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