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Dear People: Remembering Jonestown | 
 enlarge | Creator: Denice Stephenson
Publisher: Heyday Books
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Pages: 171
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.7
ISBN: 1597140023
Dewey Decimal Number: 289.9
EAN: 9781597140027
ASIN: 1597140023
Publication Date: April 2005
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More than a quarter of a century after the fall of Peoples Temple, in which the world witnessed the devastating loss of over nine hundred lives including those of Congressman Leo J. Ryan and several journalists the tragedy of Jonestown continues to mystify. In a sensitive account that traces the rise and fall of the idealistic community movement that preceded the deaths at Jonestown, Denice Stephenson uses letters, oral histories, journal entries, and other original documents many published here for the first time to bring this inexplicable event into a very personal and human perspective. -Coincides with the premiere of the new play "The Peoples Temple" by writer/director Leigh Fondakowski (The Laramie Project)
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The Real Peoples Temple April 14, 2008
Studentin (Portland, OR)
This book provides a rare glimpse into the thoughts of real Peoples Temple members and the words of Jim Jones himself. People tend to forget that these were real people who saw Peoples Temple as an organization that was trying to fix the way racism was controlling America. The documents in this collection are well chosen and well presented and the photos add even more interest to this invaluable source. If you are interested in learning more about Peoples Temple, this is a must buy.
Miss you dad.. March 28, 2008
IndianaMan (New Whiteland, IN)
What a great collection letters, photos and memories from the life and times of the Peoples Temple.
I found it to be an easy read, the chapters have a nice flow, and it does something different than other PT books I've read. It does not show the PT members as crazied followers of a madman, but as a family. A family that was genuinely trying to create a better world. That is, until things got bad and people from the states wouldn't leave them alone.
I blame the 'concerned relatives' for more than 900 deaths on November 18th, 1978.
Reminded me of The Killing Fields February 11, 2008
cccp (Amsterdam Netherlands)
After having read Deborah Layton's book about Jim Jones, I thought I wanted a somewhat more objective book so I ordered this one. And it didn't disappoint me. Dear People is a compelling presentation of personal stories, official documents and fascinating photos which really gave me the information I was looking for. No drama or ethos, just the plain facts. I've read many books about the Pol Pot era in Cambodia, and frankly this book fits right in - only in another setting with another crazed leader (both utopian communists, by the way). It baffles me still every day how intelligent and otherwise sane people can fall for crazed lunatics like Jim Jones.
By the way, I think that that very impressive farewell note (the Last Words), which starts off the book, supposedly from an unknown PT member who wrote it during the mass suicide, was prepared way in advance. I simply can't believe anyone can have the clear state of mind to write a letter like that while hundreds of people are dying around you, including more than 200 small children. But if it is true, it just goes to show how utterly brainwashed and inhuman these cult-members had become.
Dear People Remembering Jonestown October 21, 2007
Aidy M. Ochoa (CA USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have read so many books regarding Jonestown/Jim Jones and I will never understand why this tragedy happened. Dear People, Remembering Jonestown brings you so much closer to the people that were in Jonestown on that tragic day. I loved the personaL letters and interviews. I specially like the personal letters from Carolyn Layton and Maria Katsaris, two of Jims closes and very personal assistants. I loved this book! If you are thinking about reading this book I recommend you read first, Seductive Poison and Six Years with God. These two books are two of the most personal stories I have read about those that were the closes to Jim Jones. I highly recommend Dear People, well put together.
A.M.O
Van Nuys, CA
Historical Perspective March 13, 2007
Neysa Siler Alexander
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I purchased several books related to Jonestown and the Peoples Temple. This was the first book I read beofre reading the others. This book helped me understand the historical aspects of Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple. The information provided in this book is from the historical archives located in California. Although this is a "history" based book (not a memoir), it helped prepare me to understand and fully appreciate the other books I read on Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple. This is a must read for historical facts!
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