Between the Lines of Drift: The Memoirs of a Militant

by Eric Rudolph

In 1998 Eric Rudolph was added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list and
became the focus of the bureau's largest and most intensive manhunt.

Suspected of committing four bombings, including the bombing at the
1996 Olympic Games, Rudolph fled into the mountains of Western North
Carolina. There he remained hidden for five and one half years.

Finally captured in 2003, Rudolph is now serving a life sentence at the Supermax prison in Colorado. Other than discussing the motives for his actions, Rudolph has never before spoken about his case. For the first time he recounts his harrowing ordeals in the mountains: how he survived by hunting deer and gathering acorns; how he managed to elude a small army of FBI agents, helicopters, and hound dogs.

The memoirs focus on his time in the mountains but also contain chapters
on the Atlanta and Birmingham bombings and his upbringing.

Genres: History, Biography

394 pages, ebook

First published February 1, 2013

About the author

American domestic terrorist.

Rudolph is also known as the Olympic Park Bomber, responsible for a series of anti-abortion and anti-gay-motivated bombings across the southern United States between 1996 and 1998, which killed two people and injured 111 others.

As a teenager Rudolph was taken by his mother to a Church of Israel in 1984; it is connected to the Christian Identity movement, that believes whites are God's chosen people. He has confirmed religious motivation, but denied racial motivation for his crimes.

Reviews

[Da1tonthegreat · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an absolutely brilliant book. Part political polemic, part wilderness survival epic, it reads like a William Luther Pierce novel, except it's all true. Eric Rudolph isn't some raving lunatic, he's highly articulate and intelligent. Just like Ted Kaczynski, Dylann Roof, and others, the men our liberal globalist society drives to despair and desperation are often geniuses, not fools or psychopaths. Rudolph is not really an extremist, just a moderate conservative of the old right. It's our society that's extreme. His rage against such horrors of modernity as abortion, multiculturalism, and sexual degeneracy is well worth reading.

[Preacher · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fascinating read. I like men who take action and don't just talk. I never realized Rudolph is NOT a racially minded person and actually considers race and its aspects to be mostly environmental. Decent book,bit long winded in places but I enjoyed it.Can be read online if anyone is interested!

[Patrick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting and suprisingly readable, memoirs of the Olympic Park Bomber. Rudolph takes the time for self-criticism and criticism of the current christian and patriot movement. He doesn't go as deep into his religious believes like Paul Hill.

[Donald Spitz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book. As said on the side, this book can only be read on line at this time at:
http://www.armyofgod.com/Eric_Rudolph...

[D.G. Valdron · Rating 1 out of 5]

Haven't read it, don't plan to. Eric Rudolph isn't anyone to give a shit about. He's an ignorant murdering slug, high on his own narcissism. He's a pathetic, vile little nobody, striking out at the world. You might as well read self aggrandizing memoirs from child molesters or nazi concentration camp guards.

In the end, he was caught eating out of a dumpster. Big hero. Now he spends 23 hours a day in a prison cell engaging in various forms of masturbation. He'll die in prison, because he chose to be an animal, and he's chosen to stay an animal.

When he's gone, no one will care

[TC Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was written by Mr. Rudolph from super max. Great read!!

[Scott Beddingfield · Rating 1 out of 5]

Full disclosure, I DID NOT finish this ‘book’ and can say that I never will. Initially intrigued with the premise- the memoir of the Atlanta Olympics bomber, Eric Rudolph; by court order never published but available in pdf form- his hopelessly nihilistic and at the same time ignorant views are so distasteful and ultimately boorish that I came to the conclusion that this was a waste of my reading time. His feats of eluding the authorities and living on the land were at first intriguing. However his continued insistence on committing crime and intentionally doing harm to innocent others while on the run I found revolting and irredeemable. That there doesn’t seem to be one sliver of gratitude in his heart for this great nation and it’s people is pathetic. Idiots like this and their beliefs go a long way toward describing how national tragedies like the January 6, 2021 insurrection and attack on our nation’a capitol could ever take place. May he soon have many more companions in federal prison as our justice system continues to do its great work in prosecuting who would attempt to attack or dismantle our great democratic republic.

[Koby Owen · Rating 1 out of 5]

The dumbest book I have ever read. It is a manifesto for his delusions and fringe right wing conspriacy theories. The craziest parts are when he compares himself to the Founding Fathers and Jesus Christ. Those parts offended me so much. No young people know who Eric Rudolph is. There is nothing original or eye opening in this book. There is no reason anyone should read this, not even for the ideas.

[Erin Lisi · Rating 1 out of 5]

In general, well written. However, this book revolves around the justification of the propaganda that Rudolph used in his murders. While it may be well researched, in truth Rudolph barely uses abortion as one of his 'righteous causes'. He's just a crazy man, born with a desire to kill people, and needed a reason to back it up.

[Jon Klem · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely riveting. An emotional rollercoaster. The anxiety while reading about how he was gathering supplies and executing his plans and (initially) avoided capture was palpable.