American Terrorist - Lou Michel, Dan Herbeck

Michel and Herbert’s ‘American Terrorist’ represents the nearest we’ll ever get to an authorised biography of Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh. As the authors make clear, McVeigh made himself available to them to the extent that the resulting book presents a picture of him that is more sympathetic than in many of the other accounts which have appeared, both before and after the execution. The authors, both God-loving Christians, attempt to find the truth of what made McVeigh tick. To this end they describe his childhood and family background in some detail, trying to figure out where this clean-cut all-American boy went so badly ...  Read the complete review