Unabomber
The Secret Life of Ted Kaczynski
His 25 Years in Montana
by Chris Waits
and Dave Shors
published by Farcountry Press
- When the Unabomber suspect was arrested at a cabin outside Lincoln, Montana, in 1996 no one was more surprised than his neighbor of 25 years, Chris Waits. Waits, whom ABC News described as "the man who knew him best," stepped forward with his significant portrait of Kaczynski. He teamed up with veteran Montana newsman Dave Shors to write a riveting story about the secret years in Lincoln.
Waits was the only person who could tell this story, which includes a compelling mix of personal observations. Waits shares copies of Kaczynski documents and personal journals obtained from the FBI.
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, 25 b/w photos, 47 color photos
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| "I really liked this book. It gave me a totally different and interesting view of [Ted Kaczynski]. Everything else I could find focused on the crimes and the massive investigation, which really was a failure as he was caught by his own brother as a result of his own actions. This book really gave you a view of him."
-LukeA, amazon.com review "Unabomber: The Secret Life of Ted Kaczynski was a thoroughly engaging and enlightening read from start to finish.
Authored by Dave Shors and Chris Waits, the book examines Kaczynski's 25 years living in Montana as a true 'mountain man'. The text reveals, among other things, the fascinating details of Kaczynski's encampments, secret cabin, and buried muinitions cashes on Waits' heavily-wooded land. Offering a glimpse into the mind of the Unabomber are excerpts from his journals. These meticulously kept (and often eloquently written) pages show the reader a man technologically paranoid and vengeful and, at the same time, in love with and in awe of his natural surroundings. I highly recommend this intelligent and exciting book to anyone in search of first-hand insight into the life and mind of Ted Kaczynski."
"Aside from the obvious interest Mr. Waits attracts by virtue of having been TK's only real friend (and the man who, completely unwittingly, provided shelter, instruction, and supplies that made the bombing campaign possible), he's also a bred-in-the-bone Lincoln local who knows the town, the landscape, and its history intimately. He's also a terrific nature writer--through him, I could not only see and imagine the land, but also feel the texture of the life, from the point of view of a man who can, for example, see a trail scar on a tree and not only name the tree and its history but tell you the exact age of the scar. He's a man with formidable tracking abilities and intelligence whose sweet and accepting nature kept him in denial, for 20-some years, that his friend the eccentric hermit could be up to no good. A surprisingly engaging and interesting account: I couldn't put it down."
"Many reviewers don't understand what a great description of life in the northern Rockies this is and how important this ultimately was to the case itself. To me this book provides more true insight into this case than any of the others. The context of the Unabomber case is enormously important both as it relates to Ted's psyche and the specifics of how Ted orchestrated the bombings. The detail in book reminded me of the detail in the French Connection w/ it's detailed desc. of all the runs and turns taken by the dealers. There are many books on the Unabomber. THis one does a superb job of filling in what we might call the deep background of the case. Bravo Chris Wait!"
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Chris Waits (L) is a resident of Lincoln, Montana, and is interested in Montana history and mining. He was a friend and neighbor of Ted Kaczynski for 25 years.
Dave Shors (R) worked in the newsroom and as the editor of Helena, Montana's newspaper, the Independent Record, for more than 30 years. He has contributed to several books on Montana history. |