Ruby Ridge by Jess Walter

Ruby Ridge by Jess Walter

“A stunning job of reporting.”— New York Times Book Review

Updated with new content, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jess Walter’s classic work that chronicles the 1992 confrontation at Ruby Ridge between Randy Weaver and federal law enforcement—a tragic eleven-day siege that became a symbol of government overreach and fueled the rise of America’s radical right.

On the last hot day of summer in 1992, gunfire cracked over a rocky knob in northern Idaho, just south of the Canadian border. By the next day three people were dead, and a small war was joined, pitting the full might of federal law enforcement against one well-armed family. Drawing on thousands of pages of documents and extensive interviews with members of Randy Weaver’s family, government insiders, and others, Jess Walter traces the paths that led the Weavers to their confrontation with federal agents and led the government to take extreme and unprecedented measures. But as the past thirty years has shown, the standoff at Ruby Ridge would not be an isolated incident.

This is the story of what happened there: the tragic and unlikely series of events that destroyed a family, ended FBI careers, and left a nation increasingly attuned to the dangers of unchecked federal power. It is also the story of the racism, religious zealotry, paranoia, fierce hatred of government, and violence that has become increasingly visible across American society.

“A stunning job of reporting” — New York Times Book Review “The most comprehensive, even-handed and best written account of Ruby Ridge currently in print.” — Washington Times "Jess Walter's careful chronicle of what happened in and around that cabin in . . . nortrhern Idaho . . . is remarkably complete." — Salt Lake City Tribune "Jess Walter's careful chronicle of what happened in and around that cabin in...northern Idaho...is remarkably complete." — Salt Lake City Tribune "Tightly reported . . . an even-handed . . . excellent, minute-by-minute account." — Portland Oregonian "Remarkably honest, evenhanded and gutsy … an exceptionally well-reported book.” — Washington Post “Flowing, gripping, logically organized and rich in detail . . . a story so tragic it’s redolent of Shakespeare.” — USA Today "The definitive book about the standoff,” — American Experience, PBS "Meticulously researched." — imagazine

Jess Walter is the author of eight novels, including the bestsellers So Far Gone, The Cold Millions, and Beautiful Ruins, the National Book Award Finalist The Zero, and Citizen Vince, winner of the Edgar Award for best novel. His short fiction, collected in The Angel of Rome and We Live in Water, has won the O. Henry Prize, the Pushcart Prize and appeared three times in Best American Short Stories. As a reporter, he was a finalist for the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of Ruby Ridge. He lives in his hometown of Spokane, Washington.

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ISBN 13	9780063492691
ISBN 10	0063492695
Title	Ruby Ridge
Author	Jess Walter
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Year published	2026-06-18
Number of pages	464
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