The French Trade Gun in North America 1662-1759
Kevin Gladysz has all the characteristics required to write this book: fluently bilingual; a dedicated researcher; familiar with the archives in France, Ottawa and Quebec; a student of both arms and social history; a competent writer; and above all, one who recognizes the questions to be answered. That is why The French Trade Gun in North America: 1662 -1759 is an important contribution to antique arms and colonial scholarship. --S. James GoodingI applaud with both hands [this] great scientific breakthrough. --Russel BouchardA great leap forward in our knowledge of French trade guns. --James A. Hanson