{"product_id":"from-indiana-to-jonestown-the-making-of-rev-jim-jones-9798267891844","title":"From Indiana To Jonestown: The Making Of Rev. Jim Jones","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Joe Clark\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Hoaxes \u0026amp; Deceptions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore it became a tragedy, it was a plan. \u003ci\u003eFrom Indiana To Jonestown: The Making Of Rev. Jim Jones\u003c\/i\u003e traces how a sincere, integrationist ministry in Indianapolis evolved-step by step-into a system of control that ended in Guyana.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorian \u003cb\u003eJoe Clark\u003c\/b\u003e (a documented eighth cousin, twice removed of Jones) rebuilds the timeline from contemporaneous newspapers, city records, Temple documents, and survivor accounts-without rumor or sensationalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside you'll find: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eIndiana origins\u003c\/b\u003e: interracial worship, charity programs, and the early turn to spectacle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow \u003cb\u003elogistics became power\u003c\/b\u003e-buses, kitchens, schedules-centralized under one leader.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eCalifornia machine\u003c\/b\u003e: Redwood Valley \"mother church,\" Geary\/Alvarado acquisitions, and political influence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExposure and enclosure\u003c\/b\u003e: the \u003ci\u003eNew West\u003c\/i\u003e expos�, mass migration to Guyana, \"White Nights,\" the Ryan visit, and the aftermath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeticulously sourced and unsentimental, this is the paper trail of how good intentions were leveraged into obedience-and what that history asks of us now.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46332447293591,"sku":"9798267891844","price":1098.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798267891844.webp?v=1768726297","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/from-indiana-to-jonestown-the-making-of-rev-jim-jones-9798267891844","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}