U.S. History

Mr. Gatling’s Terrible Marvel

Julia Keller

About the Program

A discussion with Chicago Tribune cultural critic Julia Keller, author of "Mr. Gatling’s Terrible Marvel: The Gun That Changed Everything and the Misunderstood Genius Who Invented It."  Ms. Keller recounts the life of the inventor of the Gatling gun at  2008 Chicago Tribune Printers Row Book Fair.  Richard Jordan Gatling died on February 26, 1903.

About the Authors

Julia Keller

Julia Keller

Julia Keller is the cultural critic at the Chicago Tribune where she was a winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for feature writing.

Program Information

Mr. Gatling’s Terrible Marvel

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Past Airings

  • Sunday, February 27th at 6pm (ET)
  • Saturday, December 27th at 2am (ET)
  • Friday, December 26th at 2pm (ET)
  • Saturday, September 6th at 11:15pm (ET)
  • Sunday, August 10th at 2:45am (ET)
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