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Leigh Fondakowski

Autor/a de Stories from Jonestown

2 obres 92 Membres 11 Ressenyes

Obres de Leigh Fondakowski

Stories from Jonestown (2013) 77 exemplars
Spill (2018) 15 exemplars

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Coneixement comú

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female

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Stories from Jonestown is a unique oral history. I’m used to Studs Terkel type books where the interviews stand alone. The author isn’t a part of the story and the focus is solely on an individual’s story. This book was different in that you also witness the process of research that was completed for a play that was created and staged by the author and collaborators. The book was almost a by-product of that research and set of interviews.

As a writer and editor—I appreciated this take. The author uses research through the California Historical Society and through meeting of survivors and makes a good survey of the information that is out there about this American tragedy. I think this book will serve future generations of scholars as a good place to start. Information about what is maintained by the Historical society—photos, tapes, and items. There is also a cataloguing of sorts of the information left behind—the Temple’s own historian interviewed members before the end about their lives and what drew them to the Temple—and this was included.

One focus of the book is the reluctance of former African-American members and their families to talk. Read this book for their story. I found the interview with Reverend Arnold Townsend who talked about the history of progressivism in Fillmore where the Temple was located especially insightful and sad. He laments the loss of the 900 souls who wanted change and are now no longer around when they would be of a mentoring age. “I’m not a conspiracist,” he said. “But, man, Jonestown ripped out the heart of the most progressive community in America.”
I’ve read other books on Jonestown and in addition to this book I also highly recommend A Thousand Lives: The Untold Story of Hope, Deception, and Survival at Jonestown.
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auldhouse | Hi ha 7 ressenyes més | Sep 30, 2021 |
Spill is a play from off, off Broadway about the Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster of 2010 that led to 11 deaths . An interesting topic but the action jumped from one person/story to another too abruptly and too often, making it difficult to follow.
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leslie.98 | Hi ha 2 ressenyes més | Apr 22, 2020 |
In 2010, British Petroleum, decided to drastically up oil production on their drilling rig, Deepwater Horizon, disregarding or ignoring safety procedures. Eleven died and thousands along the Gulf Coast had their lives drastically affected.
 
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Gmomaj | Hi ha 2 ressenyes més | May 30, 2019 |
This performance by L.A. Theatre Works relates the story of British Petroleum's Deepwater Horizon oil spill through the "voices" of survivors, spouses, and other interested parties. Listeners hear concerns about safety protocols which were ignored because "time is money." They also learn how unprepared the oil industry was to deal with catastrophic events such as this one. The story mainly focuses on the human toll. A very brief section discusses the environmental impact, but it is not the work's emphasis. Those interested in that angle would be better served by other books on the disaster. This title was offered for free download by AudioSync in May 2019 with no strings attached.… (més)
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thornton37814 | Hi ha 2 ressenyes més | May 19, 2019 |

Estadístiques

Obres
2
Membres
92
Popularitat
#202,476
Valoració
3.8
Ressenyes
11
ISBN
6

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