American lightning : terror, mystery, movie-making, and the crime of the century / Howard Blum.
A tale of murder, deceit, celebrity, media manipulation, and film as propaganda, when the bombing of the Los Angeles Times building in 1910 exposed a deadly "national dynamite plot" by trade unionists to terrorize America with one hundred bombings in a doomed attempt to force capitalism to its knees. The relentless pursuit, capture, trial, and punishment of the bombers made a national hero of master detective Billy Burns, and entangled crusading defense lawyer Clarence Darrow in a reckless, nearly career-ending scheme to bribe witnesses and jurors and throttle justice. Meanwhile, the events inspired D.W. Griffith to make his groundbreaking film The Birth of a Nation.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780307346940
- Physical Description: 339 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Crown Publishers, [2008]
- Copyright: ©2008
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-335).
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Otis, Harrison Gray, 1837-1917.
Bombings > California > Los Angeles > History > 20th century.
Terrorism > California > Los Angeles > History > 20th century.
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| Madison Main Library | 364.152 BLU (Text) | 30229100798239 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Barco Library | 364.152 BLU (Text) | 39488200849109 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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| Henderson Main Branch | 364.1523 B (Text) | 33258006080787 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Jackson County Public Library | 364.152 B (Text) | 39493106520424 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Lexington Public Library | 364.15 B (Text) | 25908005329896 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Martin Memorial Library | 364.152 (Text) | 38344200280285 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Newport | LAW&CRIM CRIME BLUM (Text) | 34208202070693 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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