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Book

Death in the jungle : murder, betrayal, and the lost dream of Jonestown

Call Numbers

  • 289.9 F5973 TEEN (EAS, OSH, POW, WSQ)
  • J 289.9 F5973 (CEN)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York, NY : Anne Schwartz Books, [2025]

Physical Description

356 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : black and white illustrations ; 24 cm

Summary

A chronicle of one of American history's most notorious cults, a book including first-person accounts follows Jim Jones from humble origins to "Jonestown" in Guyana, South America, and traces his transformation of Peoples Temple into a nefarious experiment in mind control.

Contents

  • Beginnings
  • Relocating
  • Radicalizing
  • Exodus
  • Jonestown
  • After.

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