If the kids tired of this “fun”, he scolded them impatiently.” (page 16)Īlso, because of his unstable family life, he looked for family in church. “Like Tom Sawyer, he convinced them that feeding and cleaning were just another form of play. Jim learned to manipulate others at an early age to do his chores such as cleaning up after his many pets.
This was very interesting as he outlined several episodes from Jim Jones’ childhood and younger years that seemed troubling. The title of the book comes from Jim Jones’ own description of his hair color- “raven hair, as he would say later”- (page 15) Reiterman goes into great detail in telling the early years of the life of Jim Jones.
Recently, I started reading this book again and found a few points that caught my attention. Congressman, plus three reporters, and a Peoples Temple defector.” (from the back cover) The link to the previous post is here…. He was wounded in the jungle airstrip attack that killed a U.S. “Tim Reiterman is a prizewinning journalist who extensively covered Jonestown for the San Francisco Examiner. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.Earlier this year, I reviewed the beginning of the “ Raven” by Tim Reiterman with John Jacobs (copyright ©1982 Tim Reiterman, Introduction copyright 2008 by Tim Reiterman, ISBN 978-1-58542-678-2) the authors tell “The Untold Story of the Rev. The seminal book on the story of Jonestown ("Associated Press") is restored to print for the 30th anniversary of the Jonestown massacre, with a new preface by PEN Award-winning author Reiterman. This widely sought work is restored to print after many years with a new preface by the author, as well as the more than sixty-five rare photographs from the original volume. Reiterman' s reportage clarifies enduring misperceptions of the character and motives of Jim Jones, the reasons why people followed him, and the important truth that many of those who perished at Jonestown were victims of mass murder rather than suicide. This PEN Award-winning work explores the ideals-gone-wrong, the intrigue, and the grim realities behind the Peoples Temple and its implosion in the jungle of South America. Jim Jones, the Peoples Temple, and the murderous ordeal at Jonestown three decades ago. For the first time in paperback, Tim Reiterman' s 'Raven' provides the definitive history of the Rev.
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