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Raven: The Untold Story of the Rev. Jim Jones and His People Audiobook
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The basis for the upcoming HBO miniseries and the "definitive account of the Jonestown massacre" (Rolling Stone) -- now available for the first time in paperback. Tim Reiterman’s Raven provides the seminal history of the Rev. Jim Jones, the Peoples Temple, and the murderous ordeal at Jonestown in 1978. This PEN Award–winning work explores the ideals-gone-wrong, the intrigue, and the grim realities behind the Peoples Temple and its implosion in the jungle of South America. Reiterman’s reportage clarifies enduring misperceptions of the character and motives of Jim Jones, the reasons why people followed him, and the important truth that many of those who perished at Jonestown were victims of mass murder rather than suicide.
This widely sought work is restored to print after many years with a new preface by the author, as well as the more than sixty-five rare photographs from the original volume.
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“Unquestionably emerges as the most valuable book on Jonestown to date…Every piece of the puzzle is here.”
— National Review
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- — lynn shibest, 3/6/2021
About Tim Reiterman
Tim Reitermann is a prizewinning journalist who extensively covered Jonestown for The San Francisco Examiner. He was wounded in the jungle airstrip attack that killed Representative Leo Ryan, plus three reporters and a temple defector. Reiterman has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show and other national broadcasts. Reiterman writes for the Los Angeles Times.
About Mitch Horowitz
Mitch Horowitz is a PEN Award-winning historian whose books include Occult America, One Simple Idea, The Miracle Club, Daydream Believer, and Uncertain Places. His work has been translated into Italian, Korean, Chinese, Spanish, French, and Portuguese. He is censored in China. Visit him @MitchHorowitz on Twitter, @MitchHorowitz23 on Instagram, and at MitchHorowitz.com.