Koresh av Stephan Talty

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<p><strong>"Impressively researched and written with storytelling verve.</strong><strong> ...</strong><strong> Talty delves the deepest into the history and twisted personality of David Koresh</strong><strong>." </strong><strong>—<em>Wall Street Journal</em></strong></p><p><strong>The first comprehensive account of David Koresh’s life, his road to Waco, and the rise of government mistrust in America, from a master of narrative nonfiction</strong></p><p>No other event in the last fifty years is shrouded in myth like the 1993 siege of the Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas. Today, we remember this moment for the 76 people, including 20 children, who died in the fire; for its inspiration of the Oklahoma City bombing; and for the wave of anti-government militarism that followed. What we understand far less is what motivated the Davidians’ enigmatic leader, David Koresh.</p><p>Drawing on first-time, exclusive interviews with Koresh’s family and survivors of the siege, b