The Rifle

De: Gary Paulsen

Narrado por: Norman Dietz

A treasured antique rifle gets into the wrong hands in this YA novel by the Newbury Award–winning author: "a truly mesmerizing tale, from beginning to end" (Publishers Weekly).

In 1768, gunsmith Cornish McManus painstakingly crafted his masterpiece: a rifle of extraordinary beauty and accuracy. Though he knows he will never be able to replicate it, Cornish is forced to sell it to a man named John Byam, who carried it with pride into the Revolutionary War.

Passed down through generations, the beloved rifle ends up decorating the mantle of a modern-day mechanic and father named Harv. But what happens then is shocking, terrifying, and completely devastating.

©1995 Gary Paulsen (P)1996 Recorded Books

Great for Outdoor History Buffs

Gave me a better understanding of rifle history and how the firearms were developed. Great story.

Great Narrative - Pathetic Conclusion

Ah, but “People do kill people.” The inanimate tool would have remained harmless had people not neglected the most basic of safety protocols. The ending is totally preposterous and a ridiculous attempt to cash in on the anti-gun belief of an ignorant segment of the population.

Sad Story with an ironic twist

This story follows a rifle from the time it is made until the present. It is an interesting but sad history. Bound to hold a young boy's attention.

Disappointed

Great book until the last chapter or two. The ending was strange and left me hanging.

Gary writes another great book

not much to say but wow always good stories from Gary Paulson the master