Full name: Raven: The Untold Story of the Rev. Jim Jones and His People

Authors: Tim Reiterman, John Jacobs Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Amazon Goodreads ISBNs: 9781585426782 1585426784

The basis for the upcoming HBO miniseries and the "definitive account of the Jonestown massacre" (Rolling Stone) -- now available for the first time in paperback. Tim Reiterman's Raven provides the seminal history of the Rev. Jim Jones, the Peoples Temple, and the murderous ordeal at Jonestown in 1978.This PEN Award-winning work explores the ideals-gone-wrong, the intrigue, and the grim realities behind the Peoples Temple and its implosion in the jungle of South America. Reiterman's reportage clarifies enduring misperceptions of the character and motives of Jim Jones, the reasons why people followed him, and the important truth that many of those who perished at Jonestown were victims of mass murder rather than suicide.This widely sought work is restored to print after many years with a new preface by the author, as well as the more than sixty-five rare photographs from the original volume. Similar books: The Road to Jonestown by Jeff Guinn A Thousand Lives by Julia Scheeres American Heiress by Jeffrey Toobin Ballad of the Whiskey Robber by Julian Rubinstein The Man in the Rockefeller Suit by Mark Seal Lady Killers by Tori Telfer The Five by Hallie Rubenhold Pilgrim's Wilderness by Tom Kizzia Mrs. Sherlock Holmes by Brad Ricca The Map Thief by Michael Blanding