American Lightning
Terror, Mystery, Movie-Making, and the Crime of the Century
By Howard Blum
(Thorndike Press, Hardcover, Large Print, 9781410412027, 509pp.)
Publication Date: January 2009
Other Editions of This Title: Google eBook, Hardcover, Compact Disc
Categories: Murder - General, United States - 20th Century (1900-1945), United States - State & Local - West
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Selected by Indie Booksellers for the October 2008 Indie Next List“Artfully blending narratives of Clarence Darrow, D.W. Griffith, and William Burns, Howard Blum has written a masterful account of the bombing of the offices of the Los Angeles Times and the trial of the McNamara brothers. Blum gives a strong portrayal of the labor unrest at the start of the 20th century in this excellent history of a society on the cusp of a new era.”
-- Bill Cusumano, Nicola's Books, Ann Arbor, MI
Selected by Indie Booksellers for the Indie Next List Highlights 2008
Description
A masterpiece of narrative history that vividly brings to life the original crime of the century, "American Lightning" shows the lasting impact the 1910 bombing of the "Los Angeles Times" offices had on three remarkable individuals and, through them, the country itself. b&w photo insert.
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