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Gillam, Scott,.
The Waco standoff /
by Scott Gillam ; content consultant, Eugene V. Gallagher, Rosemary Park PRofessor, Department of Religious Studies, Connecticut College.
Minneapolis, MN :
ABDO Publishing Company,
[2014]
112 pages :
illustrations (chiefly color) ;
24 cm.
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Essential events
Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-109) and index.
To act or to wait? -- A short history of the Davidians -- The role of the media -- A deadly confrontation -- Talk and action -- Tensions build -- Living faith or false religion? -- Apocalypse now -- The aftermath -- Timeline -- Essential facts -- Glossary -- Additional resources -- Source notes -- Index -- About the author -- About the consultant.
Examines an important historic event, the standoff in Waco, Texas, between federal law enforcement agencies and Branch Davidian leader David Koresh and his followers.
20170119.
Koresh, David,
1959-1993
Juvenile literature.
Branch Davidians
Juvenile literature.
Waco Branch Davidian Disaster, Tex., 1993
Juvenile literature.
Essential events.