American Lightning

American Lightning: Terror, Mystery, Movie-Making and the Crime of the Century

by Howard Blum [364.152 Blu]

Terrorism strikes Los Angeles in 1910 and Billy Burns (America's "Sherlock Holmes"), Clarence Darrow, and D.W. Griffith are all drawn into the mix. Should appeal to readers who enjoyed the 2006 One Book One Lincoln title, The Devil in the White City. -- recommended by Sandy W. - Gere Branch Library

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