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Deadly Times: The 1910 Bombing of the Los Angeles Times and America's Forgotten Decade of Terror Hardback - 2013

by Lew Irwin

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More than 200 bombings were carried out in the U.S. between 1907 and 1911, the most shocking was the dynamiting of the "Los Angeles Times" building in 1910, which killed 21 people. Irwin tells the fascinating story of the bombing, the search to apprehend the bombers, the issues that polarized the nation, and the dramatic trials that ensued.

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Between 1907 and 1911, the United States was hit by the longest period of sustained terrorism in its history. Of more than 200 bombings that were carried out during this period, the most shocking was the dynamiting of the Los Angeles Times building on the morning of October 1, 1910, which killed twenty-one people.

Deadly Times tells the fascinating story of the bombing, the search to apprehend the bombers, the issues that polarized the nation, and the dramatic trials that ensued. The magnificent cast of characters includes:

General Harrison Gray Otis, owner of the Los Angeles Times, whose proposal to de-unionize San Francisco and Los Angeles led to its being singled out as a bombing target.

William J. Burns, who tracked down the bombers and would eventually become the first director of the FBI.

Earl Rogers, the brilliant criminal attorney, drinking companion of Jack London, who became the model for Perry Mason.

The legendary Clarence Darrow, who defended the bombers

And the bombers themselves, the brothers J.J. and J.B. McNamara, who on their arrest became symbols of capitalist treachery to the working class.

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  • Title Deadly Times: The 1910 Bombing of the Los Angeles Times and America's Forgotten Decade of Terror
  • Author Lew Irwin
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 368
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Lyons Press, Guilford
  • Publication date 2013-05
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780762783540 / 0762783540
  • Weight 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 5.8 x 1.4 in (23.11 x 14.73 x 3.56 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Chronological Period: 1900-1919
    • Cultural Region: Southern California
    • Cultural Region: Western U.S.
    • Geographic Orientation: California
    • Locality: Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA
  • Category History - U.S.
  • Library of Congress subjects Labor unions - United States - History -, Bombings - California - Los Angeles -
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2012044063
  • Dewey Decimal Code 363.325

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  • Publishers Weekly, 03/25/2013, Page 0

About the author

Lew Irwin has been a Los Angeles television anchorman, investigative reporter, and host on a variety of television and radio shows, including the nationally syndicated Earth News Radio. Since 1992, he has been the publisher and editor of Studio Briefing, the entertainment industry's most widely circulated newsletter.
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