{"product_id":"ruby-ridge-the-truth-and-tragedy-of-the-randy-weaver-family-isbn-9780060007942","title":"Ruby Ridge: The Truth and Tragedy of the Randy Weaver Family","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith a new introduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“The most comprehensive, even-handed and best written account of Ruby Ridge currently in print.” —\u003cem\u003e Washington Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eBeautiful Ruins\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e 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, Jess 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“A stunning job of  reporting.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The most comprehensive, even-handed and best written account of Ruby Ridge currently in print.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Jess Walter's careful chronicle of what happened in and around that cabin in . . . nortrhern Idaho . . . is remarkably complete.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSalt Lake City Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Jess Walter's careful chronicle of what happened in and around that cabin in...northern Idaho...is remarkably complete.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSalt Lake City Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Tightly reported . . . an even-handed . . . excellent, minute-by-minute account.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePortland Oregonian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Remarkably honest, evenhanded and gutsy … an exceptionally well-reported book.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Flowing, gripping, logically organized and rich in detail . . . a story so tragic it’s redolent of Shakespeare.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The definitive book about the standoff,” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Experience, PBS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Meticulously researched.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eimagazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887549411557,"sku":"NP9780060007942","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780060007942.jpg?v=1730226342","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/ruby-ridge-the-truth-and-tragedy-of-the-randy-weaver-family-isbn-9780060007942","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}