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Marshall Kilduff’s book presents a comprehensive look at the Peoples Temple, founded by Rev. Jim Jones, and its transformation from a community aid organization into a cult that ultimately culminated in the Jonestown mass suicide of 1978. Drawing on years of research and firsthand accounts, Kilduff, alongside Ron Javers, explores the factors that enabled Jones to attract followers, acquire wealth and political influence, and persuade them to migrate to Guyana in search of a utopian society. The narrative offers insight into the psychological and sociopolitical dynamics that led to the tragic end of the Peoples Temple and the broader implications for understanding cult behavior.
First publish date: 1978
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Marshall Kilduff
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Limited first edition, lovingly crafted in exquisite detail, this memorial album is the most complete collection of portraits of almost all of the 918 who died. A tribute to the "mostly unknown members of Peoples Temple," this book is dedicated to those who died, and to those still alive who knew and loved them.
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