Gotham's Gun Baron
Historian Brian DeLay discusses Marcellus Hartley, the first important American arms dealer, who rose to prominence and respectability during the American Civil War.
Historian Brian DeLay, of UC Berkeley, reveals the arms and the man that was Marcellus Hartley, the most dangerous man you've never heard of - the first great American gun baron, who rose to prominence and utter respectability during America's Civil War - a man who amassed guns, ammunition and power to start several small wars and help determine the fate of nations.
Producer: Mark Burman.
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