Gunpowder

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Trueit Trudi Strain
Published: Franklin Watts,
Publisher Address: New York
Publication Dates: c2005.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Inventions that shaped the world
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Carrier Form: 80 p.: ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0531123715
9780531123713
0531167445 (pbk.)
9780531167441 (pbk.)
1439525382 (Paw Prints lib. bdg.)
9781439525388 (Paw Prints lib. bdg.)
Index Number: TQ56
CLC: TQ56-49
Call Number: TQ56-49/T866
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. 75-76) and index.
Flash and bang -- Seeds of war -- An explosive discovery -- The powder makers -- Ready, aim, fire! -- Big booms -- Gunpowder: a timeline -- Glossary.
Describes the invention of gunpowder, the impact it has had on modern culture, and patterns of change that resulted from its use.