American lightning : terror, mystery, movie-making, and the crime of the century
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Blum, Howard.
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HV6640 .B58 2008
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Bombings -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century.
Otis, Harrison Gray, -- 1837-1917.
Terrorism -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century.
True crime stories.
True crime stories.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Bombings
California -- Los Angeles -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJfWYmJkDYcpGWYVDfWxDq
History
Otis, Harrison Gray, -- 1837-1917 -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJqqtct6yf7BBJCrCrv8md
Terrorism
True crime stories
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Attentats à la bombe -- Californie -- Los Angeles -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
History, 20th Century
Médecine -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
Otis, Harrison Gray, -- 1837-1917.
Récits criminels.
Terrorism -- California -- Los Angeles -- history.
Terrorisme -- Californie -- Los Angeles -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
Violence -- California -- Los Angeles -- history.

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339 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-335).
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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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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Blum, H. (2008). American lightning: terror, mystery, movie-making, and the crime of the century . Crown Publishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Blum, Howard. 2008. American Lightning: Terror, Mystery, Movie-making, and the Crime of the Century. New York: Crown Publishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Blum, Howard. American Lightning: Terror, Mystery, Movie-making, and the Crime of the Century New York: Crown Publishers, 2008.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Blum, H. (2008). American lightning: terror, mystery, movie-making, and the crime of the century. New York: Crown Publishers.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Blum, Howard. American Lightning: Terror, Mystery, Movie-making, and the Crime of the Century Crown Publishers, 2008.

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