The Rajneesh Chronicles: The True Story of the Cult That Unleashed the First Act of Bioterrorism on U.S. Soil

by Win McCormack

Book Overview

Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, widely known as the "sex guru," fled India in 1981 and came to settle on a ranch in central Oregon, where he and his followers established the illegal city of Rajneeshpuram. In their effort to preserve the city, the Rajneeshees attempted during the 1984 election to take control of the Wasco County government by poisoning two county commissioners and over 700 potential voters in The Dalles, the county seat, with salmonella--the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 098250487X
• ISBN13: 9780982504871
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Tin House Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 8.7"