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Julia Scheeres

Biography

Julia Scheeres

Julia Scheeres is the author of New York Times bestselling memoir JESUS LAND and, most recently, A THOUSAND LIVES: The Untold Story of Hope, Deception, and Survival at Jonestown. She lives in Berkeley, California with her husband and two daughters and is a member of the San Francisco Writers' Grotto.

Julia Scheeres

Books by Julia Scheeres

by Julia Scheeres - History, Nonfiction

A THOUSAND LIVES follows the experiences of five Peoples Temple members who went to Jonestown. Julia Scheeres drew from thousands of recently declassified FBI documents and audiotapes, as well as rare videos and interviews, to piece together a compelling history of the doomed camp.