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The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple
By Guinn, Jeff
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- 9781476763828 9781476763842
- Publisher
- S. & S.
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Reviewed on February 15, 2017 | Social Sciences
The Peoples Temple began benignly enough. Founder Jim Jones (1931–78) preached racial and economic justice, establishing the cult in 1955 as an Indianapolis-based spinoff of evangelical Christianity mixed with communism. In 1965, Jones moved his congregation to California, where he evaded scrutiny by allying with liberal politicians. Sued by concerned relatives of cult members and embarrassed by reports of staged miracles and fraud, Jones ultimately mo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
