- American Terrorist
infobox Book
name = American Terrorist
image caption = Dust jacket from the hardcover edition
author = Lou Michael and Dan Herbeck
country =United States
language = English
genre =Biography
publisher = Harper
release_date = April 3, 2001
media_type = Hardcover
pages ="American Terrorist: Timothy McVeigh & The Oklahoma City Bombing" (2001) is a book by
Lou Michel andDan Herbeck that chronicles the life of American terroristTimothy McVeigh from his childhood inPendleton, New York and military experiences in the Persian Gulf War, to the preparations for and carrying out of theOklahoma City bombing , to his trial and death row experience. There were plans to include a chapter about his execution (which occurred on June 11, 2001, shortly after the hardcover edition's April 3, 2001 publication) in the softcover edition. One of the appendices has a list of all the 168 people killed in the blast, along with brief biographical information. It is the only book authorized by McVeigh himself. McVeigh was said to be pleased overall with the book, but disappointed with the way he was portrayed and the explanation of his motive. [http://archives.cnn.com/2001/LAW/04/05/mcveigh.book/]External links
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/forum/1378651.stm McVeigh author Dan Herbeck quizzed]
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