{"product_id":"9780762783540","title":"Deadly Times: The 1910 Bombing of The Los Angeles Times and America's Forgotten Decade of Terror","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eIrwin, Lew\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLyons Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5\/7\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003eBetween 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 \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e building on the morning of October 1, 1910, which killed twenty-one people.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeadly Times\u003c\/i\u003e 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:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeneral Harrison Gray Otis, owner of the Los Angeles \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e, whose proposal to de-unionize San Francisco and Los Angeles  led to its being singled out as a bombing target.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilliam J. Burns, who tracked down the bombers and would eventually become the first director of the FBI.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEarl Rogers, the brilliant criminal attorney, drinking companion of Jack London, who became the model for Perry Mason.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe legendary Clarence Darrow, who defended the bombers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd the bombers themselves, the brothers J.J. and J.B. McNamara, who on their arrest became symbols of capitalist treachery to the working class.","brand":"Lyons Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47406092091647,"sku":"9780762783540","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780762783540_s600x595.jpg?v=1781974031","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780762783540","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}