“Season of the Witch” Excerpt: Jim Jones’ Sinister Grip on San Francisco

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from salon.com: “Season of the Witch,” the new book by Salon founder David Talbot, tells the story of the wild and bloody birth of “San Francisco values.” The following excerpt – Part 1 in a three-part series -- recounts one of the darker dramas before the ultimate triumph of those values.