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　　In this masterpiece of narrative history, acclaimed author

Howard Blum evokes the original "crime of the century" and an

aftermath even more dramatic than the crime itself–a seminal

episode in America’s history that would spark national debate and

draw into its orbit master sleuth William J. Burns, crusading

lawyer Clarence Darrow, and industry-shaping filmmaker D. W.

Griffith.

"Hugely engaging . . . has tremendous verve . . . American

Lightning throws valuable new light on an episode that seems, for

us today, particularly pertinent. Terrorism happened here." –Los

Angeles Times

"A fast-moving, skillfully constructed account . . . Blum’s style

is cinematic." –Chicago Sun-Times

"Compelling . . . a tense detective story." –Seattle Times

"A thumping-good drumroll of narrative history . . . the

cross-country manhunt reads like a great mystery novel . . . Blum

blows the dust off a page of America’s own incendiary past and

brings it to pulsating life." –Dallas Morning News

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　　HOWARD BLUM is the author of eight previous books, including

the national bestsellers Wanted!, The Gold of Exodus, and Gangland.

Currently a contributing editor at Vanity Fair, Blum was also a

reporter at the New York Times, where he won numerous journalism

awards and was twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for his

investigative reporting.

　　From the Hardcover edition.

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媒体评论

　　“Extraordinary…[reads] like a horseless-carriage episode of

’24.’”

　　—Wall Street Journal

　　“An absorbing, novel-like narrative…masterfully crafted…Blum’s

dedication to digging for facts and adhering to journalistic

principles in reporting this entangled and multifaceted tale l00

years after the fact raises comparisons to Truman Capote’s

diligence in writing IN COLD BLOOD…AMERICAN LIGHTNING is a

must-read.”

　　—USA Today

　　“Hugely engaging…has tremendous verve…AMERICAN LIGHTNING throws

valuable new light on an episode that seems, for us today,

particularly pertinent. Terrorism happened here.”

　　—Los Angeles Times

　　“A fast-moving, skillfully constructed account…Blum’s style is

cinematic.”

　　—Chicago Sun-Times

　　“Compelling…a tense detective story.”

　　—The Seattle Times

　　“A thumping-good drum roll of narrative history…the cross-country

manhunt reads like a great mystery novel…Blum blows the dust off a

page of America’s own incendiary past and brings it to pulsating

life.”

　　—Dallas Morning News

　　“Blum’s engaging prose makes this scandal — with its

O.J.-trial-like impact — come alive.”

　　—Details

　　“In an approach reminiscent of Truman Capote’s IN COLD BLOOD,

Blum paints is characters in all their grandeur and tragedy, making

them — and their era — come alive. Blum’s prose is tight, his

speculations unfailingly sound and his research extensive — all

adding up to an absorbing and masterful true crime

narrative.”

　　—Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

　　“The author’s eye for scene-setting and subtle explication

perfectly mimics a Griffith-style camera. Blum is at his best when

exploring the motivations, the genius and the deep flaws of his

three principals, men who occupied the same room only once in their

lives, but who are memorably linked in this book. Unfailingly

entertaining.”

　　—Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)

　　“Completely riveting…Blum chronicles the trial and its aftermath,

building suspense with an astonishing cast of characters.”

　　—Booklist (Starred Review)

　　“Master detective William Burns on one side and famed attorney

Clarence Darrow on the other…A riveting account of 20th century

homegrown political terrorism.”

　　—Library Journal

　　“An unforgettable tale of murder, deceit, celebrity, media

manipulation, and film as propaganda, when the bombing of the Los

Angeles Times building exposed the 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 America's Sherlock Holmes, 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. Gripping, surprising, often thrilling,

AMERICAN LIGHTNING ranks among the most riveting works of narrative

history.”

　　—James L. Swanson, author of the Edgar Award-winning New York

Times bestseller MANHUNT: THE 12-DAY CHASE FOR LINCOLN’S

KILLER

　　“This is a wonderful story, with a cast of characters out of a

Cecil B. DeMille epic, told in a style that is lucid, lyrical, even

electric. Narrative history at its very best.”

　　—Joseph J. Ellis, Pulitzer Prize winning author of FOUNDING

BROTHERS and AMERICAN CREATION

　　“In AMERICAN LIGHTNING Howard Blum brings to life the tragic

bombing of the Los Angeles Times in l910. Writing with narrative

verve and finely-honed detective instincts, Blum fleshes out the

real story behind this hideous act of domestic terrorism. Highly

recommended!”

　　—Douglas Brinkley, New York Times bestselling author of THE GREAT

DELUGE and TOUR OF DUTY and Professor of History, Rice

University

　　"Howard Blum has given us a fascinating--and hugely

entertaining--glimpse into early 20th-century America. The

burgeoning labor movement, the dawn of the movies, bomb-toting

anarchists, ‘the crime of the century,’ gimlet-eyed private

detectives, Clarence Darrow,  you name it and it's here.

And--eat your hearts out, novelists--it's all true."

　　—John Steele Gordon, author of EMPIRE OF WEALTH: THE EPIC HISTORY

OF AMERICAN ECONOMIC POWER

　　“As good a true-crime tale as you could hope to find,

well-researched, vivid, irresistible.”

　　—Andrew Solomon, author of the National Book Award-winning THE

NOONDAY DEMON

　　“Howard Blum has performed a literary miracle. He has brought

back to vivid and relevant life a forgotten act of terrorism in

America’s past — and made it as suspenseful and crowded with

unforgettable characters as any novel I have ever read.”

　　—Thomas Fleming, New York Times bestselling author of THE

OFFICERS’ WIVES, TIME AND TIDE and THE PERILS OF PEACE

　　“AMERICAN LIGHTNING strikes at the soul of Los Angeles the way

RAGTIME revealed turn-of-the-century New York. Like E. L. Doctorow,

Howard Blum has captured a time and a place through masterful

manipulation of true events, weaving an intricate tale of class war

and intrigue that harks back to an era when L.A. was little more

than a pueblo, frontier justice still prevailed and a fabulous cast

of real-life characters dragged the future metropolis kicking and

screaming into the 20th Century.”

　　—Dennis McDougal, New York Times bestselling author of THE LAST

MOGUL: LEW WASSERMAN, MCA, AND THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF HOLLYWOOD and

PRIVILEGED SON: OTIS CHANDLER AND THE RISE AND FALL OF THE LA TIMES

DYNASTY

　　From the Hardcover edition.

书籍介绍

In this masterpiece of narrative history, acclaimed author Howard Blum evokes the original "crime of the century" and an aftermath even more dramatic than the crime itself–a seminal episode in America’s history that would spark national debate and draw into its orbit master sleuth William J. Burns, crusading lawyer Clarence Darrow, and industry-shaping filmmaker D. W. Griffith.

"Hugely engaging . . . has tremendous verve . . . American Lightning throws valuable new light on an episode that seems, for us today, particularly pertinent. Terrorism happened here." –Los Angeles Times

"A fast-moving, skillfully constructed account . . . Blum’s style is cinematic." –Chicago Sun-Times

"Compelling . . . a tense detective story." –Seattle Times

"A thumping-good drumroll of narrative history . . . the cross-country manhunt reads like a great mystery novel . . . Blum blows the dust off a page of America’s own incendiary past and brings it to pulsating life." –Dallas Morning News