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.
