01727cam a2200373 4500 337216122 TxAuBib 20150803120000.0 150115s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2014040642 9781626720848 1626720843 DLC eng DLC ICrlF TxAuBib Blumenthal, Karen, 4/06. Tommy : the gun that changed America / Karen Blumenthal. 1st ed. 2015. New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2015. 232 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-222) and index. Conception -- Trench broom -- The annihilator -- Ready... aim -- Rebellion -- The Chicago piano -- Wild tigers -- Valentines and violins -- Attack and intimidation -- The war on crime -- Cops and robbers -- Public enemies -- Recoil -- Reload -- The end of an era. School Library Journal starred, June 2015. Booklist starred, June 2015. Pub Weekly, April 2015. Kirkus Starred, April 2015. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2015. School Library Journal starred. Booklist starred. Pub Weekly. Presents the history of the Thompson submachine gun, discussing its development by John Taliaferro Thompson and its use in World War II and by gangsters including Al Capone and John Dillinger. Young Adult Follett Library Resources. Young Adult. 20150803. Thompson submachine gun History.