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

Fleming, Candace, (author).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593480076
  • ISBN: 0593480074
  • ISBN: 9780593480069
  • ISBN: 0593480066
  • Physical Description: 356 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Anne Schwartz Books, [2025]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-343) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Beginnings -- Relocating -- Radicalizing -- Exodus -- Jonestown -- After.
Subject:
Jones, Jim, 1931-1978.
Jones, Jim, 1931-1978 > Psychology.
Peoples Temple.
Jonestown Mass Suicide, Jonestown, Guyana, 1978.
Cults.
Genre:
Young adult literature.
True crime stories.
Biographies.

Available copies

  • 65 of 86 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 3 current holds with 86 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Marion Library 988.11 FLE (Text) 37810435621916 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Albemarle Main Library 988.11 Fle (Text) 31010000894396 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library YA 988.1 F (Text) 39493110142769 Young Adult Nonfiction Available -
Alexander Main Library YA 988.11 Fleming (Text) 34269001485961 Young Adult Nonfiction Checked out 08/19/2026
Ashe County Public Library YA 988.11 FLE (Text) 50503011231083 Young Adult Nonfiction Available -
Ashe County Public Library YA 988.11 FLE (Text) 50503011274919 Young Adult Nonfiction Available -
BHM Headquarters Library YA 988.11 (Text) 38344101822987 Young Adult Nonfiction Available -
Beaufort Main YA 988.11 FLEMI (Text) 34208900293860 Young Adult Nonfiction In process -
Bordeaux Library 988.11 FLE (Text) 31781069904041 Adult Nonfiction Battle of the Book Available -
Charles H. Stone Memorial Library 988.11 FLE Battle (Text) 30665100437346 Adult Fiction Battle of the Book Available -

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