The Witness Wore Red: The 19th Wife Who Brought Polygamous Cult Leaders to Justice Author: Visit Amazon's Rebecca Musser Page | Language: English | ISBN:
1455527858 | Format: PDF
The Witness Wore Red: The 19th Wife Who Brought Polygamous Cult Leaders to Justice Description
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"Compelling . . . the book speaks to the ways isolation, fear and secrecy can shelter insidious abuses until someone has the courage to step forward as a witness."—
Kirkus ReviewsAbout the Author
Rebecca Musser speaks nationally on behalf of oppressed women and is the founder of Claim Red, a non-profit organization. She lives in Idaho with her family.
- Hardcover: 352 pages
- Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (September 10, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1455527858
- ISBN-13: 978-1455527854
- Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.3 x 1.3 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
***If you don't already know the story--then this review contains the basic plot spoilers. Also, as of November 22, one of Rebecca's brothers has made some mildly inflammatory comments about this book in a short ebook. Short story--it's sensationalism without any substance over minor details and reads like that of a jealous family member angry at the way he was portrayed. Don't bother purchasing it (for anyone interested--I wrote a detailed review of it)***
First things first. This book is not an attack against Mormons, God or even polygamy. And neither is this review. It makes clear distinctions about why the type of FLDS that Warren Jeffs was leading was in fact very different from both Mormonism as well as other forms of Christianity. If I recall--not once does Rebecca even use the word cult--but for the purposes of this review, I am going to. In my opinion, whether it's under the guise of religion or helter skelter--when you have a population of people who are both terrified of as well as essentially worship a singular leader, cut off from the rest of the world, indoctrinated from birth, driving out all those who dare to question, and most importantly creating a system of that greatly disadvantages and mentally stunts a portion of the population so that they are easier to control--that is in fact a cult.
I rarely read books like these (although I did greatly enjoy the Susan Atkins' autobiography), but every once in a while I come across a news story that just captures my imagination. I remember seeing news articles when Jeffs was arrested where there was just a lot of controversy about whether or not Jeffs and his congregation of FLDS members were just misunderstood or whether they were in fact criminals.
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