| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
339 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [323]-335) . |
| Summary |
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. |
| Subject |
Bombings -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century.
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Terrorism -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century.
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Otis, Harrison Gray, 1837-1917.
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| ISBN |
9780307346940 |
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0307346943 |
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