The arrow, essentially a specialized spear, is among the most ancient human inventions and can be found in cultures throughout the world. In Straight and True: A Select History of the
Arrow, Hugh D. H. Soar describes the transition from hand-thrown spear to bow-launched arrow and then follows the arrow's developments in cultures around the world and across time.
Relying on his considerable knowledge accumulated through decades of research, the author provides the reader with an appreciation for a humble device that, coupled with the bow, changed the
history of the world.
