{"product_id":"waco-a-survivors-story","title":"Waco: A Survivor's Story","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe basis of the celebrated Paramount Network miniseries starring Michael Shannon and Taylor Kitsch -- Waco is the critically-acclaimed, first person account of the siege by Branch Davidian survivor, David Thibodeau.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty-five years ago, the FBI staged a deadly raid on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco. Texas. David Thibodeau survived to tell the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he first met the man who called himself David Koresh, David Thibodeau was a drummer in a local a rock band. Though he had never been religious in the slightest, Thibodeau gradually became a follower and moved to the Branch Davidian compound in Waco. He remained there until April 19, 1993, when the compound was stormed and burned to the ground after a 51-day standoff with government authorities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this compelling account -- now with an updated epilogue that revisits remaining survivors--Thibodeau explores why so many people came to believe that Koresh was divinely inspired. We meet the men, women, and children of Mt. Carmel. We get inside the day-to-day life of the community. We also understand Thibodeau's brutally honest assessment of the United States government's actions. The result is a memoir that reads like a thriller, with each page taking us closer to the eventual inferno.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Forrest \u0026 Fawn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55548870197416,"sku":"9781602865730","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/0466\/1416\/files\/9781602865730.jpg?v=1779471109","url":"https:\/\/forrestandfawn.myshopify.com\/products\/waco-a-survivors-story","provider":"Forrest \u0026 Fawn","version":"1.0","type":"link"}