Homegrown
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Homegrown

Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism

  1. 448 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Homegrown

Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism

About this book

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.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Prologue: 1776
  5. Chapter 1: The Blueprint
  6. Chapter 2: Kindred Spirits
  7. Chapter 3: Mr. Spotless
  8. Chapter 4: The Ties Fray
  9. Chapter 5: “They’re Killing Feds. They Must Be Doing Something Right.”
  10. Chapter 6: “The First Blood of War… WACO”
  11. Chapter 7: Hillary Clinton’s Face
  12. Chapter 8: Assembling the Ingredients
  13. Chapter 9: The Desert Rat
  14. Chapter 10: The Final Days
  15. Chapter 11: The Blood of Patriots and Tyrants
  16. Chapter 12: The Oklahoma Standard
  17. Chapter 13: So Is Mine
  18. Chapter 14: The Vise Closes
  19. Chapter 15: “Fighting This All My Life”
  20. Chapter 16: Merrick Garland’s Case
  21. Chapter 17: The Case Against Clutter
  22. Chapter 18: “This… Is CNN”
  23. Chapter 19: The Biggest “Get”
  24. Chapter 20: The Fortiers Flip
  25. Chapter 21: Tigar, Burning Bright
  26. Chapter 22: The Necessity Defense
  27. Chapter 23: Matsch and the Victims
  28. Chapter 24: The Defense Implodes
  29. Chapter 25: The Government Makes Its Case
  30. Chapter 26: The Case for the Jury
  31. Chapter 27: Unconquerable
  32. Epilogue: McVeigh’s Legacy
  33. Author’s Note
  34. Photographs
  35. About the Author
  36. Notes
  37. Index
  38. Copyright