Gunpowder

The history of one of humanitys most critical inventions, which Francis Bacon declared to have changed the whole face and state of things throughout the world. Jack Kelly depicts with drama and immediacy the era in which the devils distillate conquered the world. He also brings to rousing life the key characters in its epic story, including Michelangelo, Edward II, Vasco de Gama, Cortez, Guy Fawkes, Alfred Nobel and E. I DuPont.