Suicide in Guyana

In this book, San Francisco-based reporter and free-lance writer Michael Knerr delves beneath the surface of the screaming headlines to answer the questions uppermost in everyone's mind. Who was Jim Jones? What was the origin of The Peoples Temple, over which Jones presided in an almost godlike capacity? What was the source of his mysterious power over his followers, a power that compelled them to the brink of death---and beyond?Mr.Knerr has had access to hitherto untapped sources, in addition to the voluminous coverage by the media in the San Francisco-Los Angeles area, and has unearthed some startling new facts unavailable earlier. His painstaking research has included interviews with those immediately involved, as well as with government officials intimately connected with the tragedy.