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American Lightning by Howard Blum

American Lightning

Terror, Mystery, the Birth of Hollywood, and the Crime of the Century

by Howard Blum
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  • First Published:
  • Sep 16, 2008, 352 pages
  • Paperback:
  • Oct 2009, 352 pages
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