Nieman Reports, the magazine for the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University, chose Cameron McWhirter's first-person essay on how he and Zusha Elinson wrote American Gun: The True Story of the AR-15 as one of the best it published in 2024. Read it here. Thanks much to the magazine staff for publishing the essay and for all the work it does to advance journalism.
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AMERICAN GUN
The True Story of the AR-15
“[A] magisterial work of narrative history and original reportage."
—The New York Times Book Review
“A riveting exploration of the cost of the nation’s fascination with an iconic weapon.”
— Kirkus starred review
“[R]iveting history....This book is not to be missed." —Esquire
“An indispensable read.”—THe Guardian
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