Bullets That Changed America. Thirteen Historic Assassinations, Duels, Misfires and Murders, Paperback - Peter Zablocki

A single bullet serves as the catalyst for each of the stories in this book. We may or may not know who fired each bullet. Nonetheless, we know eac...

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