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Name: Ruby Ridge
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Jess Walter

In the summer of 1992, the small community near Ruby Ridge in northern Idaho was shocked when gunfire erupted on a rocky ridge just south of the Canadian border. Randy Weaver and his family—facing allegations of gun smuggling—found themselves in a bitter confrontation with federal law‑enforcement agencies. Drawing on extensive interviews with Weaver family members, government insiders, and others, author Jess Walter chronicles how a series of escalating events led to a standoff that ended in the deaths of three people and the destruction of a family’s life. The book examines both the Weaver family's perspective and the federal government's actions, shedding light on the conflict between individual rights and state power during a tense period in U.S. history.

First publish date: February 19, 2002

Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography

Authors: Jess Walter

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