{"product_id":"end-of-days-chris-jennings-9780316381949","title":"End of Days: Ruby Ridge, the Apocalypse, and the Unmaking of America","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe gripping story of the Ruby Ridge siege, showing how the historic eleven-day standoff in Idaho between federal agents and a white-separatist family began, devolved, and ultimately ended in tragedy--both for its participants, and for the nation that remains warped by its explosive force. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On August 21, 1992, federal agents surveilled a cabin in Boundary County, Idaho, as part of an operation to arrest white separatist Randy Weaver for failure to appear in court. What followed was a shootout and eleven-day standoff punctuated by shocking bursts of violence. By the time Weaver surrendered to the authorities, his wife, son, and dog lay dead, as did a US Marshal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eEnd of Days\u003c\/i\u003e, Chris Jennings uses the gripping story of Ruby Ridge to examine the long history of apocalyptic faith in America and the way it has changed the nation. The strain of doomsday Christianity that gripped the Weavers, he shows, was grounded in a particular reading of the Book of \u003ci\u003eRevelation\u003c\/i\u003e that can be traced back to the 1870s and the twentieth century rise of Christian fundamentalism. Today, polling indicates that almost 60 percent of white evangelicals believe the apocalyptic prophecies in the Book of \u003ci\u003eRevelation\u003c\/i\u003e will soon come to pass. Against that backdrop, the perceived overreaction by federal forces in Idaho galvanized and radicalized many Americans, triggering the birth of the militia movement and propelling the conspiratorial politics that have defined the Trump era. The story of the Weavers holds the key to understanding this downward spiral and, perhaps, to reversing it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris Jennings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0316381942\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316381949\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little Brown and Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Chris Jennings","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47040084246783,"sku":"9780316381949","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_897c0be6-036b-49c4-a78b-9ac3298769de.jpg?v=1752753512","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/end-of-days-chris-jennings-9780316381949","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}