The road to Jonestown : Jim Jones and Peoples Temple / Jeff Guinn
Guinn, Jeff, author.
2018
BP605.P46 G85 2018 (Mapit)
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Title
The road to Jonestown : Jim Jones and Peoples Temple / Jeff Guinn
Author
Guinn, Jeff, author.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster trade paperback edition.
ISBN
9781476763835 (trade paperback)
1476763836 (trade paperback)
9781476763828 (hardcover)
1476763828 (hardcover)
9781476763842 (electronic book)
Published
New York : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2018.
Language
English
Description
ix, 531 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illlustrations ; 22 cm
Call Number
BP605.P46 G85 2018
Dewey Decimal Classification
289.9 B
Summary
"Jonestown-even now, the name is chilling shorthand for the largest murder-suicide in American history. But what led to the horrifying events of November 1978, when nine hundred people-including nearly three hundred infants and children-died after being ordered to swallow a cyanide-laced drink? The Road to Jonestown is the definitive account of Jim Jones and the tragic events at Jonestown, based on newly released documents and new interviews with survivors, some of whom had never spoken publicly before. In this riveting narrative, bestselling author Jeff Guinn examines Jones's life, showing how he attracted his large congregations. Guinn provides stunning new details of the events leading to the fatal day when so many of his followers not only died for him but killed for him" -- Page 4 of cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 505-508) and index.
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Prologue: Guyana, November 18-19, 1978
Part One: Indiana
Lynetta and Jim
Lynn
Jimmy
Growing up
Richmond
Marceline
Beginnings
A church where you get something now
People Temple
Gaining influence
Father divine
"All races together"
A man to be reckoned with
Breakdown
Brazil
Looking West
Part Two: California
Redneck valley
Dead end
Resurrection
Carolyn
A Socialist example
Money
Worker bees
On the road
Failures
Drugs
Sex
Family
The planning commission
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Narrow escapes
Reaching out
The gang of eight
Consequences
The promised land
Kimo
City politics
More money
Defectors
"Our year of ascendency"
New West
Part Three: Guyana
Jonestown
Concerned relatives and the first white night
Death will be painless
Betrayals
Unraveling
Final days
"Some place that hope runs out"
What happened?
Aftermath.

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