Questions About The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple

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For those who have read both, how does this book compare to "Raven", by Tim Reiterman? Guinn's book on Manson uncovered new facts--does this book do the same for Jones?

Haris Mohammad Instead of just focusing on the rise and fall of Jim Jones and his community.Jeff Guinn focuses on how Jim Jones catastrophic allure, and his beliefs/…moreInstead of just focusing on the rise and fall of Jim Jones and his community.Jeff Guinn focuses on how Jim Jones catastrophic allure, and his beliefs/promises of racial equality, and his idea of a socialist utopia lured hundreds of people into his fatal orbit.(less)

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I've loved Jeff's other books and am obsessed with PT and have read/seen everything I can on it. Really looking forward to reading Jeff's research; are there any pictures in the book?

Becca I'm currently reading a digital ARC of the book and I haven't encountered any pictures. That's not to say there won't be at some point, or in a physic…moreI'm currently reading a digital ARC of the book and I haven't encountered any pictures. That's not to say there won't be at some point, or in a physical copy. I will update you upon finishing the book if you'd like.(less)

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The book is well written, but a fiction. It has been well established that the 909 victims in Guyana were murdered and that Jim Jones was a CIA agent. Leo Ryan's daughter sued the U.S. govt, citing that fact that like Kennedy he was murdered, The Guyanese autopsy reports were conclusive that the deaths including Jones were murders. The only one drinking the koolaid are Americans. Doesn't anyone here understand this?