White night
by John Peer Nugent
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Author: John Peer NugentEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Published)
Published: 1979
ISBN: 0892561165
Number of pages: 278
Publisher: Rawson, Wade Publishers
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Summary: 5 Stars
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"Many Americans believe, or have been led to believe, that the full story of the events surrounding the deaths of nearly one thousand men, women and children in Jonestown, Guyana, in November of 1978 has been made public.
"Nothing could be further from the truth.
"The real story begins almost twenty years before the terrible, bizarre and almost incredible reports began slowly trickling through, from a forgotten South American country, just before Thanksgiving. The bitter irony is that agencies of the American Government were involved in the creation of a climate for violence: shortly after Guyana achieved independence from Britain, covert American influence was thrown behind what was considered a 'friendly'(i.e. non-Communist) opposition party in order to unseat a duly elected 'unfriendly' government. From that moment, seemingly randon events and personalities moved to a climax with the inevitability of a Greek tragedy.
"From his obscure origins in a small Indiana town, Jim Jones emerged as an apparent champion of the forgotten and unwanted in America - the old, the poor, the blacks and other minorities, dropouts from affluence and conventional religion. Over a fifteen-year period, Jones fashioned an exotic religion and became its living god. How his personality was distorted by his growing messianic claims combined with scraps of radical and socialist rhetoric, how he came to believe that he was beyond good and evil is a chilling but fascinating account of the dangers inherent in the desperate search for charismatic leaders in this rush hour of strange gods.
"From Indiana, to northern California, to San Francisco to the remote back-country of Guyana, Jones left a trail of increasingly unholy rituals and commandments. He was aided and abbeted by a following of blacks, who willingly gave him all of what little wealth and property they had, and largely upper-middle-class whites who were often veterans of radical movements of the '60's. Together, they formed the 'inner circle'and expertly used both political clout and techniques of terrorization and propaganda equal to those of any totalitarian state - except that it all went on in the midst of a democratic society, shielded by the very protection forged by that society for freedom of speech and worship.
"Only in Guyana would the full, ripe madness of his methods and beliefs become fully evident. For the 'Reverend' Jones had struck an intricate bargain with the leaders of his host country - the members of the People's Temple were hostages. Relatives and friends, refugees from Jones's movement, and, too late, one American Congressman, tried to warn the American government and people. Incredibly, the American State Department had more than ample evidence - for months - that Jonestown was a tragedy waiting to happen.
"Not a year has gone by and many Americans think Jonestown is a closed chapter - explained, regrettable, and, possibly, best forgotten. White Night demonstrates, with overwhelming documentantion and investigation, that the so-called Jonestown massacre was not some isolated, freak ocurrence, but that it was the ineluctable result of trends and forces still at work in American society, in the shaping and conduct of areas of American governmental policy, both foreign and domestic, and that the probability of future 'Jonestowns' is all too real. White Night is a chapter in our history; it will not go away."
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On November 18, 1978 nearly one thousand American men, women and children died, in a so-called "mass suicide" in a place called Jonestown, Guyana. White Night is the first full account of the true story behind the unforgettable events of that day. Those who believe that this was an isolated, freak episode will find they have been misled. Find out what really happened, how it happened, and why it happened.Subjects Books
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