{"product_id":"from-indiana-to-jonestown-joe-clark-9798267891844","title":"From Indiana To Jonestown: The Making Of Rev. Jim Jones","description":"\u003cp\u003eBefore it became a tragedy, it was a plan. \u003ci\u003eFrom Indiana To Jonestown: The Making Of Rev. Jim Jones\u003c\/i\u003e traces how a sincere, integrationist ministry in Indianapolis evolved-step by step-into a system of control that ended in Guyana.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorian \u003cb\u003eJoe Clark\u003c\/b\u003e (a documented eighth cousin, twice removed of Jones) rebuilds the timeline from contemporaneous newspapers, city records, Temple documents, and survivor accounts-without rumor or sensationalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside you'll find: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eIndiana origins\u003c\/b\u003e: interracial worship, charity programs, and the early turn to spectacle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow \u003cb\u003elogistics became power\u003c\/b\u003e-buses, kitchens, schedules-centralized under one leader.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eCalifornia machine\u003c\/b\u003e: Redwood Valley \"mother church,\" Geary\/Alvarado acquisitions, and political influence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExposure and enclosure\u003c\/b\u003e: the \u003ci\u003eNew West\u003c\/i\u003e exposé, mass migration to Guyana, \"White Nights,\" the Ryan visit, and the aftermath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeticulously sourced and unsentimental, this is the paper trail of how good intentions were leveraged into obedience-and what that history asks of us now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joe Clark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798267891844\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.28d","brand":"Joe Clark","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48450351038719,"sku":"9798267891844","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_980cc370-fd52-4e2f-9eac-14b0b22e0974.jpg?v=1777267288","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-indiana-to-jonestown-joe-clark-9798267891844","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}