A review by susbro
American Lightning: Terror, Mystery, the Birth of Hollywood & the Crime of the Century by Howard Blum

4.0

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The book follows the story of the McNamara brothers and the bombing of the LA Times building in 1910 through the eyes of three prominent men of the time: William J. Burns, the detective who made the case; Clarence Darrow, the crusading lawyer who took on the lost cause of defending the brothers; and DW Griffith, the director who was instrumental in moving the film industry to LA. Interesting piece of Los Angeles history and engrossing story.