| Ruby Ridge: The Truth and Tragedy of the Randy Weaver Family Contributor(s): Walter, Jess (Author) |
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ISBN: 006000794X ISBN-13: 9780060007942 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2002 Annotation: On the last hot day of summer in 1992, gunfire cracked over a rocky knob in northern Idaho, just south of the Canadian border. By the next day three people were dead, and a small war was joined, pitting the full might of federal law enforcement against one well-armed family. Drawing on extensive interviews with Randy Weaver's family, government insiders, and others, Jess Walter traces the paths that led the Weavers to their confrontation with federal agents and led the government to treat a family like a gang of criminals. This is the story of what happened on Ruby Ridge: the tragic and unlikely series of events that destroyed a family, brought down the number-two man in the FBI, and left in its wake a nation increasingly attuned to the dangers of unchecked federal power. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - General - Political Science - History | Americas (north Central South West Indies) |
| Dewey: 979.6 |
| LCCN: 2001059040 |
| Physical Information: 1.17" H x 6.04" W x 9.04" (1.05 lbs) 432 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1980's - Chronological Period - 1990's - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Idaho |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "A stunning job of reporting."--New York Times On the last hot day of summer in 1992, gunfire cracked over Ruby Ridge in northern Idaho. By the next day three people were dead, and a small war was joined, pitting the full might of Federal law enforcement against one well-armed family. And ever since the standoff ended, Ruby Ridge has been recognized as a dark watershed in our nation's history. In Every Knee Shall Bow, Jess Walter leads the reader through the siege in which Vicki Weaver was fatally shot as she stood in the doorway of their cabin, her infant daughter in her arms. The deadly standoff on Ruby Ridge reveals the racism, violence, paranoia, and hatred of government that continue to erupt in places like Waco and Oklahoma City, and Walter's definitive account is both insightful and deeply moving. |
Contributor Bio(s): Walter, Jess: - Jess Walter is the author of six novels, including the bestsellers Beautiful Ruins and The Financial Lives of the Poets, the National Book Award finalist The Zero, and Citizen Vince, the winner of the Edgar Award for best novel. His short fiction has appeared in Harper's, McSweeney's, and Playboy, as well as The Best American Short Stories and The Best American Nonrequired Reading. He lives in his hometown of Spokane, Washington. |