Intrigued and frustrated with a stalled music career, Thibodeau gradually became a follower and moved to the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas. When he first met the man who called himself David Koresh, David Thibodeau was drumming for a rock band that was going nowhere fast. The result is a memoir that reads like a thriller, with each page taking us closer to the eventual inferno.Originally published as A Place Called Waco.To commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the FBI's siege at Waco compound and a tie-in to the Spike TV mini-series comes an updated reissue of the critically acclaimed A Place Called Waco by Branch Davidian survivor David Thibodeau, now titled Waco: A Survivor's Story.įor the first time ever, a survivor of the Waco massacre tells the inside story of Branch Davidians, David Koresh, and what really happened at the religious compound in Texas. We also understand Thibodeau's brutally honest assessment of the United States government's actions. We get inside the day-to-day life of the community.
We meet the men, women, and children of Mt. In 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. 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. Though he had never been religious in the slightest, Thibodeau gradually became a follower and moved to the Branch Davidian compound in Waco. When he first met the man who called himself David Koresh, David Thibodeau was a drummer in a local a rock band. David Thibodeau survived to tell the story. The 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.Twenty-five years ago, the FBI staged a deadly raid on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco. Author(s): David Thibodeau Leon Whiteson Aviva Layton (As told to)
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