The Making of Jim Jones - Inside America's Deadliest Cult #977000

di Miguel A. Baughman

NK Pub

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November 18, 1978. 918 lives extinguished in a remote Guyanese jungle—the largest deliberate loss of American civilian life until 9/11. But this was no religious suicide. It was mass murder.
Investigative journalist Miguel A. Baughman exposes the devastating truth behind Peoples Temple: a criminal enterprise that weaponized civil rights ideals, exploited vulnerable communities, and constructed a fortress of political protection spanning two decades. Drawing from 50,000 pages of FBI files, survivor testimonies, and congressional investigations, this definitive account traces Jim Jones's evolution from charismatic preacher to international fugitive.
Discover how systematic manipulation transformed hopeful activists into captives, how Democratic Party alliances shielded unspeakable abuses, and how isolation became the ultimate weapon of control. From Indiana storefront churches to California political machines to the jungle compound where cyanide awaited, witness the step-by-step construction of America's most devastating cult conspiracy.
The children died first. The truth died with them—until now. This meticulously documented investigation reveals how idealism becomes exploitation, and how democratic institutions fail those they promise to protect.

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ISBN:: 9781105297823
Formato:: ebook
Editore:: NK Pub
Anno di pubblicazione:: 2026
Dimensione:: 147 KB
Protezione:: nessuna
Lingua:: Inglese
Autori:: Miguel A. Baughman