Author: Jess Walter
Publisher: Harper
Publication Date: June 26, 2012 (first published 1995)
Edition: ebook (416 pages)
Genres:
- Nonfiction
- History
- Religion
- True Crime
In August of 1992, two members of the Randy Weaver family and a Federal law enforcement officer were killed at Ruby Ridge, a remote area in northern Idaho, a few miles from the Canadian border. The Weaver's moved to the area in 1983, choosing to live in an isolated cabin because they believed the end of the world was soon to be at hand. Their story is a long and somewhat complicated one, culminating in this loss of life. Jess Walter chronicles the lives and choices of the Weaver family, and the events leading up to the confrontation at Ruby Ridge between the Weaver's and government law enforcement officials, as well as the trial and its aftermath.
What ever one's views about religion, separatism, the government and the use of power, this book has it all. Like many, I watched the media coverage of the events at Ruby Ridge and wondered how this could be happening and how things could have gone so terribly wrong. I think the author does an excellent job in chronicling the events in a way that explains without judging, and helps the reader to realize the intransigence on both sides and where it can lead, if unchecked.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.