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Surviving Jonestown, Summoning Courage, and Fighting Back

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An edition of Undaunted (2018)

Undaunted

Surviving Jonestown, Summoning Courage, and Fighting Back

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"Jackie Speier was twenty-eight when she joined Congressman Leo Ryan’s delegation to rescue defectors from cult leader Jim Jones’s Peoples Temple in Jonestown, Guyana. Ryan was killed on the airstrip tarmac. Jackie was shot five times at point-blank range. While recovering from what would become one of the most harrowing tragedies in recent history, Jackie had to choose: Would she become a victim or a fighter? The choice to survive against unfathomable odds empowered her with a resolve to become a vocal proponent for human rights. From the formative nightmare that radically molded her perspective and instincts to the devastating personal and professional challenges that would follow, Undaunted reveals the perseverance of a determined force in American politics. Deeply rooted in Jackie’s experiences as a widow, a mother, a congresswoman, and a fighter, hers is a story of true resilience, one that will inspire other women to draw strength from adversity in order to do what is right—no matter the challenges ahead"--

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Publisher
Little A
Language
English
Pages
198

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2018, Little A
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First Sentence

"I was dying. It was just a matter of time. Lying behind a wheel of the airplane, bleeding out the right side of my devastated body, I waited for the rapid shooting to stop, then said my Act of Contrition, praying by rote for forgiveness."

Table of Contents

Prologue
Page vii
The early Years
Page 1
Becoming Jackie
Page 19
Ryan Girl
Page 35
Guyana
Page 53
Recovery and Renewal
Page 75
Love and Politics
Page 97
Endings and Beginnings
Page 119
When One Door Closes
Page 137
Capitol Hill
Page 153
Shattering Silence
Page 169
Acknowledgements
Page 179
Index
Page 183
About the Author
Page 199

Edition Notes

Includes index.

Published in
New York, USA
Copyright Date
2018

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
328.73092, B
Library of Congress
F866.4.S68A3 2018

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
viii, 198 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
Number of pages
198

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL26977925M
ISBN 10
1503903605, 1503903591
ISBN 13
9781503903609, 9781503903593
OCLC/WorldCat
1050279989

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