The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple
By the New York Times bestselling author of Manson, the comprehensive, authoritative, and tragic story of preacher Jim Jones, who was responsible for the Jonestown Massacre—the largest murder-suicide in American history.In the 1950s, a young Indianapolis minister named Jim Jones preached a...
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By the New York Times bestselling author of Manson, the comprehensive, authoritative, and tragic story of preacher Jim Jones, who was responsible for the Jonestown Massacre—the largest murder-suicide in American history.In the 1950s, a young Indianapolis minister named Jim Jones preached a curious blend of the gospel and Marxism. His congregation was racially integrated, a
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN:
9781476763828 (1476763828)
Pages no: 608
Edition language: English
Date Published: April 11, 2017 Format: Audiobook Source: RB Digital (Library e-subscription service) Date Read: March 6-10, 2019 Review: I have started a habit of listening to audiobooks while doing chores or playing my video games to relieve myself of the guilt of doing those things rather than r...
This was a well researched, well written book that really had me from page one. It was packed with details I didn't know already. The story of the Peoples Temple is one of utter tragedy because I honestly believe most of those people really did just want a better world. But I will never truly know...
The Road to Jonestown is the biographical account of mass-murder cult leader Jim Jones. This is an in-depth view of the man and the largest murder-suicide in American history. This book was an excellent view into the life of a horrible man that caused a horrible tragedy. The author takes you on a jo...
This was a thorough examination of the evolution of The Peoples Temple from its socialist ideals and Christian roots to a cult willing and able to commit the 1978 atrocity of mass suicide and murder of over 900 men, women, and children. It examines as much as can be known of Jim Jones, the Temple’s ...
I chose to read this book because I didn't really know a lot about the Peoples Temple. All I really knew was that they were a cult, they moved their family to Guyana, they killed Senator Leo Ryan and several media when they tried to interfere and 900 of men, women and children drank the kool-aid and...
5 years ago
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