A Thousand Pounds of Dynamite
Narrated by Adam Higginbotham
- Released
- September 3, 2014
- Length
- 2 hrs 19 mins
- Format
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Publisher
- The Atavist
In "A Thousand Pounds of Dynamite," author Adam Higginbotham recounts the incredible true story of Janos "Big John" Birges, a Hungarian political refugee whose desperate life circumstances culminate in an audacious extortion plot against Harvey’s Wagon Wheel Casino. After crippling divorce, illness, and gambling debts drive him to desperation, Birges constructs the largest improvised explosive device in American history, demanding a $3 million ransom. With insights drawn from interviews and FBI records, the narrative unfolds as a gripping race against time to prevent catastrophe, blending elements of dark humor and engineering brilliance.
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