American lightning
terror, mystery, and the birth of Hollywood
1st pbk. ed.
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Publication
2009 - Three Rivers Press, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
84,750 words, Guess
Page Count
339 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveamericanlightnin00blum
- Internet Archiveamericanlightnin0000blum
- ISBN-100307346951
- ISBN-139780307346957
- Library of Congress Control Number2008002974
and 3 more
- OCLC Control Number299708754
- Better World Books9780307346957
- Open LibraryOL24961662M
Classifications
- DDC364.152/30979494
- LCCHV6640 .B58 2009
Description
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.
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