Title: High Priest
Subtitle: Mass Murder at Jonestown Guyana
Description: So much has been written about the mass murder at Jonestown, all of it from an American perspective. *High Priest – Mass Murder at Jonestown* tells the stories of Guyanese who have never been heard. This is not a work to apportion blame, nor is it a text meant at exorcising all religious cults. This is a collection of stories from some of the people who were there, the players. The Guyanese players, in the internationally renowned tragedy, known to the world simply as -Jonestown. Finally, we provide answers. Who gave Jim Jones permission to settle in Guyana? Who sanctioned this enterprise? Why was it such a secret? How did they (the People’s Temple) manage to evade Customs, and how did they manage to circumvent Guyana’s strict gun laws? These and many other questions are answered in the pages of *High Priest- Mass Murder at Jonestown*.
Places: Jonestown (Guyana)
People: Jim Jones (1931-1978)