Shotluck

by Jeff Cooper

Table of WAR On War The Nephew of Delgado Speed The Nazis Spit and Polish GUNS Sam Colt as a Progressive Industrialist The Evolution of the Modern Technique of the Pistol The Pioneers The Master of Arms Time Is of the Essence But for the Right Mind-Set HUNTING The Rites of Artemis The Happiness of Pursuit Bush Booze A Moment of Truth Turkey Day Southwest Africa 1988 Boondocking 1979 DIVERSITIES Head Huntress Sky Lady The Man on the Ten Dollar Bill and Others Capital Punishment Aesthetics Education Limited Freedom Equality Progress Gentleman s Club Europe 1989 Good Things to Do Provisional Literary Entertainments La Dolce Vita Christmas

208 pages, Hardcover

First published November 23, 2006

About the author

John Dean "Jeff" Cooper was recognized as the father of what is commonly known as the Modern Technique of handgun shooting, and one of the 20th century's foremost international experts on the use and history of small arms.

Cooper was commissioned into the United States Marine Corps prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor. During World War II he served in the Pacific on the USS Pennsylvania (BB-38), and then was recalled to active duty for the Korean War, resigning his commission as Lieutenant Colonel in 1956. He received a bachelor's degree in political science from Stanford University and, in the mid-1960s, a master's degree in history from the University of California, Riverside.

In 1976, Cooper founded the American Pistol Institute (API) in Paulden, Arizona (later the Gunsite Training Center). Cooper began teaching shotgun and rifle classes to law enforcement and military personnel as well as civilians and did on-site training for individuals and groups from around the world.

Cooper died at his home on the afternoon of Monday, September 25, 2006 at the age of 86