Homegrown (book)

{{Short description|History book by Jeffrey Toobin}}

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| name = Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism

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| alt = Image of the 2023 book jacket

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| author = Jeffrey Toobin

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| country = United States

| subject = Biography, Domestic terrorism, History, Politics, Nationalism, Trials (Terrorism)

| genre = Nonfiction

| set_in = Oklahoma City, Washington D.C., Texas, Rural areas

| publisher = Simon & Schuster

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| published = 2023

| media_type = Print, E-book, Audio

| pages = 428

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| isbn = 9781668013571

| isbn_note = 9781668013595

| oclc = 1372437010

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| website = [https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Homegrown/Jeffrey-Toobin/9781668013571 Official website]

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Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism is a chronicle of the political, historical and media-personality influences that radicalized McVeigh resulting in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. The book also ties McVeigh and those same influences to the radical right politics and the sometimes violent right-wing extremism of today's postmodern United States. It was written by Jeffrey Toobin and published in 2023 by Simon & Schuster.{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/03/books/review/homegrown-jeffrey-toobin.html | title=Tracing the Angry Path from Timothy McVeigh to Trumpism | work=The New York Times | date=3 May 2023 | last1=Szalai | first1=Jennifer }}{{cite magazine | url=https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2023/08/17/american-carnage-homegrown-jeffrey-toobin/ | title=American Carnage| last1=Wilentz | first1=Sean|magazine=New York Review of Books|date=August 17, 2023}}{{cite news

| last = Kaiser

| first = Charles

| title = Homegrown review: Timothy McVeigh and the rise of the Trumpist threat

| newspaper = The Guardian

| date = May 14, 2023

| url =https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/may/14/homegrown-book-review-jeffrey-toobin-timothy-mcveigh-oklahoma-city-trump-republicans}}{{cite news

| last = Brockman

| first = David R.

| title = 'Homegrown' he has produced the definitive book on Timothy McVeigh's continuing legacy

| newspaper = The Texas Observer

| date = May 17, 2023

| url = https://www.texasobserver.org/jeffrey-toobin-homegrown-timothy-mcveigh/}}

{{cite news

| last = Andrew

| first = Demillo

| title = Review: In 'Homegrown,' Jeffrey Toobin looks at far right

| newspaper = Associated Press

| date = May 1, 2023

| url =https://apnews.com/article/toobin-mcveigh-book-review-8379093054905e5c205bda71fba5b3a8}}

In his "Prologue", Toobin writes: "In the decades since [McVeigh's] death, the rise in right-wing extremism, the January 6 insurrection, and much in the contemporary conservative movement, show how McVeigh’s values, views, and tactics have endured and even flourished. That makes the story of Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City bombing not just a glimpse of the past but also a warning about the future."Book excerpt, the 'Prologue.' {{cite web| url = https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2023/07/book-excerpt-of-jeffrey-toobins-homegrown/| title = Who was responsible for Jan. 6 attack? Try Timothy McVeigh

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| date = July 12, 2023

| website = Harvard Gazette}}

• The "Prologue" of "Homegrown" is also available at Google Books.