--- product_id: 119103647 title: "The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple Kindle Edition" brand: "jeff guinn" price: "17574CFA" currency: XOF in_stock: true reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.sn/products/119103647-the-road-to-jonestown-jim-jones-and-peoples-temple-kindle store_origin: SN region: Senegal --- # The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple Kindle Edition **Brand:** jeff guinn **Price:** 17574CFA **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple Kindle Edition by jeff guinn - **How much does it cost?** 17574CFA with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sn](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/119103647-the-road-to-jonestown-jim-jones-and-peoples-temple-kindle) ## Best For - jeff guinn enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted jeff guinn brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple Kindle Edition - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51BmUKgOw9L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I read all night! *by D***E on Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2017* I was 16 when it happened, and remember reading a book about the tragedy several years later. That decades-old book didn't compare to the detail, depth, and insight of The Road to Jonestown.I won't go into the details of the story, as there are other synopses here.The lesson then, and it certainly applies today: when you listen only to one point of view, and surround yourself only with people who agree with you, you lose the ability to think for yourself. And the echo chamber becomes a trap. Whether it's religion, or politics, it's never a good idea. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A real life horror story!!! Highly recommended!! *by N***E on Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2017* This is truely a fascinating true horror story. The book is excellent in research and at the end is a list of interviews and extensive notes. I think two quotes accurately cover this tragedy "the death quickly became renowned not as a grandly defiant revolutionary gesture, but as the ultimate example of human gullibility.(p. 454)" and "Those as gifted as Jones use actual rather than imagined injustices as their initial lure- the racism and economic disparity in America that Jones cited were, and still are, real - then exaggerate the threat until followers lose any sense of perspective (p. 466)." This book also made me research many of the politicians, lawyers, and famous people who used this cult to further their own careers and nasty agendas. This non-fiction horror story is a warning tale about many of the movements and politicians today - that parallel the evil in this mass murder. This book deserves an A++++++++ ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ the infamous career of the Rev. Jim Jones is brilliantly told by award winning author Jeff Guinn *by C***S on Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2017* The Rev Jim Jones is one of the most notorious criminals in American history. Jones was born in rural Indiana in 1931 to a World War I veteran of world War I and an eccentric and profane mouthed mother. She believed in reincarnation and envisaged great things for her unusual and charismatic son. Jones had charisma and was a great speaker and motivator. He graduated from Butler University and became the leader of the move to integrate public facilities in his hometown of Indianapolis in the 1850s. Jones became the chair of the Indianapolis Housing Commission doing a fine job. His congregation from store front to large. Jones was an evangelist who traveled widely in the Midwest for revivals. He was married to Marcelline who came from a prominently Republican family in Richmond. Indiana. The couple wed and had several children most of whom were adopted. Jones relocated the Peoples Temple to California in the early 1960s. The church prospered and Jones became a local celebrity in San Francisco. The public face of Jones portrays a dedicated minister who worked for social justice for the poor and minorities. But underneath was an evil egocentric monster! Consider:a. Jones proclaimed that he was God on earth and demanded worship from his besotted followers.b. Jones did not believe in the Biblec. Jones believed the CIA and FBI were persecuting his church and that the end of the world was coming near.d. Jones was a sex offender fathering at least one child out of wedlock. He demanded sex from his women followers and committed statutory rape.e. Jones was power mad .f. Jones often faked healings to fool the unwary often using chicken offal to think they were cancers he had exorcised from those suffering from the disease of the day. All of this evil is brought to the cold light of day by the deft pen of Jeff Guinn. He is a Texan who has written several bestselling books on the likes of Bonnie and Clyde, Charles Manson and the participants in the Gunfight at the OK Corral. I have read all of these books and all have been well written based on a great deal of oral interviews and research. Jim Jones is one of the most complicated murderers I have ever read a book about! He did much good in his life but talking his 914 followers to commit mass suicide in the jungles of Guyana on November18, 1978 is unforgivable. He himself killed himself that day by a gunshot. His followers also murdered Congressman Leo Ryan D-California who was killed at the airport near Jonestown. Ryan had arrived there to research the bad reports he had been hearing about Jones and his followers. This book is a well done true crime story that deserves a wide readership. 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