Ruby Ridge
The Truth and Tragedy of the Randy Weaver Family
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · February 19, 2002
With a new introduction “The most comprehensive, even-handed and best written account of Ruby Ridge currently in print.” — Washington Times From #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins, Jess Walter, here 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.
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- Who it’s for
- A family’s confrontation with federal agents raises hard questions about unchecked power.
- Themes
- Unchecked federal power, Family-federal confrontation, Ruby Ridge tragedy
- Genres
- Historical True Crime, Western U.S. History, 20th-Century America
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With a new introduction “The most comprehensive, even-handed and best written account of Ruby Ridge currently in print.” — Washington Times From #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins, Jess Walter, here 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.
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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, 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.
Power and Consequence
A family’s confrontation with federal agents raises hard questions about unchecked power.
Come here for
- A closely reported account of a federal standoff
- The human cost of a clash with government authority
Expect
- Interviews with the Weaver family and government insiders
- Events traced to their wider consequences
Where it sits
| Historical True Crime | 54% |
|---|---|
| Western U.S. History | 37% |
| 20th-Century America | 21% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
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- Criminals & Outlaws
- Personal Memoirs
- Lives in Law Enforcement
- U.S. History
- Authors
- Jess Walter
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- February 19, 2002
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Unchecked federal power · Family-federal confrontation · Ruby Ridge tragedy
- Reading lane
- Lives in History