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Seductive poison
a Jonestown survivor's story of life and death in the Peoples Temple
By Layton, Deborah
- ISBN
- 978-0-38548-983-6
- Publisher
- New York : Anchor Books, 1998.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on November 15, 1998
In 1978, following orders from their leader, over 900 followers of the Rev. Jim Jones committed suicide in Jonestown, Guyana. They were convinced that their Guyanese enclave, the "People's Temple," was about to be invaded. The public was shocked, unable to understand how this horrible event could have occurred. Layton, one of the tragedy's few survivors, was a high-l...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
