THE MARINE FROM MANATEE:
A Tradition of Rifle Marksmanship

John Harllee

National Rifle Association of America, 1984. VG/VG. First Edition. Previous owner's signature on front flyleaf. Colorful pictorial dust jacket in mylar protector. Photos, bibliography, 330 pp. "A true story of derring-do & adventure, starting at West Point in the late 1890s, through the Philippine Insurrection, Boxer Rebellion in China, the Cuban Pacification of 1906, action at Vera Cruz in 1914, followed by San Domingo & Haiti in the 1920s. Brigadier General William C. Harllee, U.S. Marine Corps, had a dream of making America a nation of marksmen. With strong ties to the National Rifle Association, he first taught the Marines how to shoot, then the Navy, and later soldiers, civilians & women. He became known as 'the Father of Rifle Practice' in the Marine Corps." Out of Print.

$45.00