The road to Jonestown
Jim Jones and Peoples Temple
by Jeff Guinn
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A portrait of the cult leader behind the Jonestown Massacre examines his personal life, from his extramarital affairs and drug use to his fraudulent faith healing practices and his decision to move his followers to Guyana, sharing new details about the events leading to the 1978 tragedy.
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Large type books, Jonestown Mass Suicide, Jonestown, Guyana, 1978, Peoples Temple, Criminals, united states, Criminals, biography, Homicide, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Criminals & Outlaws, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, TRUE CRIME / Murder, Jonestown Mass Suicide (Guyana : 1978) fast (OCoLC)fst01709835, Jones, Jim, 1931-1978People
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Apr 10, 2018, Simon & Schuster
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Nov 06, 2018, Simon & Schuster Audio, Simon & Schuster Audio and Blackstone Audio
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The road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple
2017
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2017, Simon & Schuster
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The road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple
2017, Simon & Schuster
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 473-508) and index.
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In the 1950s, a young Indianapolis minister named Jim Jones preached a blend of the gospel and Marxism. His congregation was racially integrated, and he was active in the civil rights movement. Jones moved his church, Peoples Temple, to California and soon was a prominent Bay Area leader. Jeff Guinn examines Jones's life, from his affairs, drug use, and fraudulent faith healing to the decision to move almost a thousand of his followers to the jungles of Guyana. New details emerge of the events leading to the day in November, 1978, when more than nine hundred people died after being ordered to swallow a cyanide-laced drink.
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