Gunlore: Firearms, Folkways, and Communities Edited by Robert Glenn Howard and Eric A. Eliason

Guns are a ubiquitous part of life in the United States. Arguably more pervasive than physical guns is “gunlore,” which refers to the many folklore genres related to firearms. Gunlore: Firearms, Folkways, and Communities (University Press of Mississippi) is the first book to engage with the many narratives, rituals, folk-speech, customs, art, and handicraft encompassed by gunlore. This collection of essays explores a balanced assessment of gun culture and its folklore in America.
Gunlore is edited by Robert Glenn Howard, a professor of rhetoric, politics, and culture at University of Wisconsin–Madison, and Eric A. Eliason, a professor of English at Brigham Young University, with contributions from Sandra Bartlett Atwood, Nathan E. Bender, London Brickley, Eric A. Eliason, Noah D. Eliason, Tim Frandy, Robert Glenn Howard, Jay Mechling, Annamarie O’Brien Morel, Raymond Summerville, Tok Thompson, and Megan L. Zahay.
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