Gun Policy News
Publisher Stops History Book Publication
7 January 2003
Associated Press
NEW YORK — Publication has been halted on a disputed book about the history of guns in the United States.
Questions about Michael Bellesiles' "Arming America" had already led Columbia University to rescind the prestigious Bancroft Prize for history.
When Columbia made the announcement last month, publisher Alfred A. Knopf said the book would remain in print. But Jane Garrett, Bellesiles' editor, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the publisher would no longer... (GunPolicy.org)