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Death in the jungle : murder, betrayal, and the lost dream of Jonestown /

A chronicle of one of American history's most notorious cults, a book including first-person accounts follows Jim Jones from humble origins to "Jonestown" in Guyana, South America, and traces his transformation of Peoples Temple into a nefarious experiment in mind control.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fleming, Candace (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Anne Schwartz Books, [2025]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Jones, Jim, > 1931-1978 > Juvenile literature.
Peoples Temple > Juvenile literature.
Jonestown Mass Suicide, Jonestown, Guyana, 1978 > Juvenile literature.
Cults > Juvenile literature.
Jones, Jim, > 1931-1978 > Psychology > Juvenile literature.
Peoples Temple > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Jonestown Mass Suicide, Jonestown, Guyana, 1978.
Cults.
Suicide collectif de Jonestown, Jonestown, Guyana, 1978 > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Suicide collectif de Jonestown, Jonestown, Guyana, 1978.
Cultes > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Young adult fiction.
True crime stories.
Creative nonfiction.
Récits criminels.
Essais fictionnels.
Description
Summary:A chronicle of one of American history's most notorious cults, a book including first-person accounts follows Jim Jones from humble origins to "Jonestown" in Guyana, South America, and traces his transformation of Peoples Temple into a nefarious experiment in mind control.
Physical Description:356 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : black and white illustrations ; 24 cm
Audience:Ages 12-17
Grades 7-9
Awards:Boston Globe/Horn Book Award, 2025
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-343) and index.
ISBN:9780593480076
0593480074
9780593480069
0593480066