ISBN10: 0140144560, ISBN13: 9780140144567, [publisher: Penguin Books] Softcover reprint edition. 688 pages. 8.50x5.50x1.25 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1992]

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ISBN10: 0140144560, ISBN13: 9780140144567, [publisher: Penguin Books Ltd] Softcover Paperback. An "indescribably touching, extraordinarily intelligent" (Los Angeles Times Book Review) chronicle of a fatal gun-battle between FBI agents and American Indian Movement activists by renowned writer Peter Matthiessen (1927-2014), author of the National Book Award-winning The Snow Leopard and the novel In ParadiseOn a hot June morning in 1975, a desperate shoot-out between FBI agents and Native Americans near Wounded Knee, South Dakota, left an Indian and two federal agents dead. Four members of the American Indian Movement were indicted on murder charges, and one, Leonard Peltier, was convicted and is now serving consecutive life sentences in a federal penitentiary. Behind this violent chain of events lie issues of great complexity and profound historical resonance, brilliantly explicated by Peter Matthiessen in this controversial book. Kept off the shelves for eight years because of one of the most protracted and bitterly fought legal cases in publishing history, In the Spirit of Crazy Horse reveals the Lakota tribe's long struggle with the U.S. government, and makes clear why the traditional Indian concept of the earth is so important at a time when increasing populations are destroying the precious resources of our world. In June, 1975, a shoot-out between FBI and American Indians erupted near Wounded Knee. The confrontation ended with the death of three ...
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New York: Penguin Books, Date: 1992. First Trade Paperback. Paperback. Fine/None. Thick 8vo, wrappers with red sky above mountains & "The National Bestseller" gold seal, three maps, notes & index. xli,+ 646 pages.  . Very Scarce in this superior unread condition.<br/><br/>When this book was first published in 1983, it was suppressed and pulled from shelves and only finally reissued, in a somewhat revised form, in 1991. <br/><br/>Matthiessen makes a detailed examination of the American Indian Movement and the bloody confrontation with the FBI near Wounded Knee in 1975. This fight resulted in the death of one Indian and two agents. As a result, it led to the jailing of native American activist Leonard Peltier. <br/><br/>The author also provides a detailed overview of the years of struggle between the Lakota Indians and the US government. In addition, he discusses traditional Indian beliefs about the sanctity of the Earth.<br/>The author further explores how mining violations of Indian land might have influenced events. Finally, Mattheiesen presents new evidence supporting Peltier"s claims of innocence and argues for a new trial. 1992. Penguin Books ISBN 0140144560 9780140144567 [US]

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[Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1992]

ISBN10: 0140144560, ISBN13: 9780140144567, [publisher: Penguin Books] Softcover Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE BOXES NEW BOXES True Crime Biographies: Very Good Trade Paperback, Minor Creasing, Clean Pages, Foxing to edges, Prompt Shipping with Tracking.
[Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1992]

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[Olney, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1992]

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[Houston, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1992]

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