Tonight we bombed the U.S. Capitol : the explosive story of M19, America's first female terrorist group / William Rosenau.
| Author/creator | Rosenau, William author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First Atria Books hardcover edition. |
| Publication | New York : Atria Books, 2019. |
| Description | xii, 306 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | May 19th members and associates -- Prologue: Washington, DC, April 26, 1983 -- Introduction -- Part one: A new sisterhood, 1978-1983. Keepers of the flame ; Crack the facade ; The white edge ; Handless terrorist escapes ; "Amerikkka is trying to lynch me" ; Death to the Klan ; Elizabeth fucked up ; What this country needs is a little more chaos -- Part two: The armed struggle, 1983-1984. Morning in America ; If not us, who? ; We are the revolutionary fighting group ; Tonight we bombed the U.S. Capitol -- Part three: Endgame, 1984-1985. This will blow a hole in you ; Put out the fucking cigarette ; Realitätsverlust ; Nonconsensual entry ; Put your goddamn hands up where we can see them -- Aftermath. |
| Abstract | Describes how six veteran women extremists joined together in the late 1970s to create M19, a terrorist organization that carried out acts of domestic terrorism, including prison breaks, armed robberies, and a bombing campaign on the nation's capital. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-294) and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Rosenau, William, author. Tonight we bombed the U.S. Capitol New York : Atria Books, [2019] 9781501170140 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2019014374 |
| ISBN | 9781501170126 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1501170120 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781501170133 paperback |
| ISBN | 1501170139 paperback |