Crusading loners, attracted by guns, bombs, and the call to destroy evil, act out the premises of the myth with tragic consequences. This book argues that Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh and Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski adopted the mythic convictions ritually enacted by celebrity stars such as John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, and Steven Seagal.
Outlawed zealots, drawn to firearms, explosives, and the imperative to vanquish malevolence, bring about the tragic outcomes depicted in the myth. This book posits that Timothy McVeigh and Theodore Kaczynski, perpetrators of Oklahoma City and Unabomber attacks, respectively, embodied the mythic convictions typically exhibited by celebrity figures such as John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, and Steven Seagal.