Homegrown : Timothy McVeigh and the rise of right-wing extremism / Jeffrey Toobin.
"Timothy McVeigh wanted to start a movement. After the Oklahoma City bombing, the Gulf War veteran expressed no regrets. Jeffrey Toobin details how McVeigh's principles and tactics have flourished in the decades since his death in 2001, reaching an apotheosis on January 6 when hundreds of rioters stormed the Capitol. Based on nearly a million previously unreleased tapes, photographs, and documents, including detailed communications between McVeigh and his lawyers, as well as interviews with such key figures as Bill Clinton, Toobin reveals how the story of Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City bombing is not only a powerful retelling of one of the great outrages of our time, but a warning for our future." -- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781668013571
- ISBN: 1668013576
- Physical Description: x, 418 pages, 8 unnunmbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), portraits, photographs ; 23 cm
- Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2023.
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
General Note: | Publisher, publishing date and paging may vary. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index (pages 399-418). |
Formatted Contents Note: | 1776 -- The blueprint -- Kindred spirits -- Mr. Spotless -- The ties fray -- "They're killing feds. They must be doing something right." -- "The first blood of war... WACO" -- Hillary Clinton's face -- Assembling the ingredients -- The desert rat -- The final days -- The blood of patriots and tyrants -- The Oklahoma standard -- So is mine -- The vise closes -- "Fighting this all my life" -- Merrick Garland's case -- The case against clutter -- "This... is CNN" -- The biggest "get" -- The fortiers flip -- Tigar, burning bright -- The necessity defense -- Matsch and the victims -- The defense implodes -- The government makes its case -- The case for the jury -- Unconquerable -- McVeigh's legacy. |
Target Audience Note: | Adult |
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Homegrown : Timothy Mcveigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism
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Homegrown : Timothy Mcveigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism
The definitive account of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing and the enduring legacy of Timothy McVeigh, leading to the January 6 insurrection--from acclaimed journalist Jeffrey Toobin. Timothy McVeigh wanted to start a movement. Speaking to his lawyers days after the Oklahoma City bombing, the Gulf War veteran expressed no regrets: killing 168 people was his patriotic duty. He cited the Declaration of Independence from memory: "Whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it." He had obsessively followed the siege of Waco and seethed at the imposition of President Bill Clinton's assault weapons ban. A self-proclaimed white separatist, he abhorred immigration and wanted women to return to traditional roles. As he watched the industrial decline of his native Buffalo, McVeigh longed for when America was great. New York Times bestselling author Jeffrey Toobin traces the dramatic history and profound legacy of Timothy McVeigh, who once declared, "I believe there is an army out there, ready to rise up, even though I never found it." But that doesn't mean his army wasn't there. With news-breaking reportage, Toobin details how McVeigh's principles and tactics have flourished in the decades since his death in 2001, reaching an apotheosis on January 6 when hundreds of rioters stormed the Capitol. Based on nearly a million previously unreleased tapes, photographs, and documents, including detailed communications between McVeigh and his lawyers, as well as interviews with such key figures as Bill Clinton, Homegrown reveals how the story of Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City bombing is not only a powerful retelling of one of the great outrages of our time, but a warning for our future.