Two Samuels of Hartford: Clemens, Colt, and the unification of a disjointed mysterious ending.(Samuel Clemens, Samuel Colt)

From: Studies in American Fiction | Date: March 22, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, was born on November 30, 1835 in Florida, Missouri, less than six weeks after Samuel Colt obtained the English patent for his first revolver. In time, Twain's innovative use of language would drastically revise the face of American fiction, just as Colt's invention had already moved the world of weaponry a great step forward. Previous pistols had fired only twice before they needed to be reloaded; Colt's five-shot revolver minimized reloading time and therefore offered a significant advantage in life or death situations. A six-shot ...

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