Podcast

Episode 642: How the Colt Revolver revolutionized manufacturing and brought about the industrial revolution

Jim Rasenberger, author of "Sam Colt, REVOLVER: Sam Colt and the Six-Shooter that Changed America" joins the program to discuss his new book. This biography offers an objective look back at the remarkable power that has accompanied new advancements in firearm technology, as well as the destruction that can occur when such power goes unchecked - and illustrates how Colt’s invention helped shape current US gun culture. Colt built a vast consumer empire comparable to those of Henry Ford, Walt Disney, and Steve Jobs, and his revolver had helped mold the country politically and industrially for generations to come. It was also responsible for some of the most brutal violence in the years before, during, and after the Civil War.