Koresh
- Author Stephan Talty
- Narrator Sean Pratt
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
- Run Time 14 hours and 22 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Biography and non-fiction prose, Conspiracy theories, Contemporary non-Christian and para-Christian cults and sects, Criminal investigation and detection, Society and Social Sciences, True crime.
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In the Spring of 1993, federal agents raided the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas. A 51-day standoff ensued. Known as the Waco Siege, it has become a founding myth of the extreme wing of American conservatism, invoked by militiamen, gun rights advocates, and the alt-right.
The leader of the evangelical sect, an extreme form of Seventh-Day Adventism, was David Koresh. Born Vernon Howell, he was a preacher, interpreter of the Bible, and obsessed with the coming of the Apocalypse. A charismatic but highly volatile man, he was a former victim of sexual abuse who himself became a sexual predator on a large scale, exploiting many of the women in his compound.
Koresh is Stephan Talty’s extraordinary, meticulous narration of the events that led up to the Waco Siege. Drawing on new sources, FBI negotiation tapes, and interviews with family and friends, this definitive biography explores how Koresh grew from a young man to a cult leader, and investigates why the siege has become an enduring symbol for radical opponents of the democratic state.
The leader of the evangelical sect, an extreme form of Seventh-Day Adventism, was David Koresh. Born Vernon Howell, he was a preacher, interpreter of the Bible, and obsessed with the coming of the Apocalypse. A charismatic but highly volatile man, he was a former victim of sexual abuse who himself became a sexual predator on a large scale, exploiting many of the women in his compound.
Koresh is Stephan Talty’s extraordinary, meticulous narration of the events that led up to the Waco Siege. Drawing on new sources, FBI negotiation tapes, and interviews with family and friends, this definitive biography explores how Koresh grew from a young man to a cult leader, and investigates why the siege has become an enduring symbol for radical opponents of the democratic state.
Critics Review
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‘A searing account…This well-researched and enlightening book is un-put-downable.
Publishers Weekly -
Koresh reads like a fever dream, with the quality of a timeless tragedy… if you think you know what really happened at Waco and why, think again.
Robert Kolker, author of Hidden Valley Road -
Someday, when this book gets made into a blockbuster movie, you will say that the book was better.
A.J. Baime, author of The Accidental President -
Burns with timely relevance and urgency… will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very end.
Gilbert King, author of Devil in the Grove -
Clear-eyed and compelling.
Dick Lehr, author of Black Mass -
Exposes not only the tragedy’s causes but embers that still burn today.
Mara Leveritt, author of Devil's Knot
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