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New York: Viking. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1991. 1st Thus; Third Printing. Hardcover. 0670836176 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear with short tears and light chipping, DJ spine lightly faded. Price-clipped. ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 645 pages; A legal case kept this book from being released for 8 years. "On 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." Leonard Peltier remains in prison after all these years. .

New York. 1991. Viking Press. 1st Printing of This New Edition With A New Epilogue By The Author. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0670836176. 645 pages. hardcover. keywords: American Indian Politics. FROM THE PUBLISHER-On a hot June morning in 1975, a fatal shoot-out took place between FBI agents and American Indians on a remote property near Wounded Knee, South Dakota. Four members of the American Indian Movement were indicted on murder charges for the deaths of two federal agents killed that day. Leonard Peltier, the only one to be convicted, 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. In this controversial book, Peter Matthiessen brilliantly explicates the larger issues behind the shoot-out, including the Lakota Indians' historical struggle with the U.S. government, from Red Cloud's war and Little Big Horn in the nineteenth century to the shameful discrimination that led to the new Indian wars of 1970s. inventory #15404.

A Good Reading Copy-Book is in Very Good condition. First Thus Issue-1991 Reissue of the Suprressed 1983 edition First Edition but Third printing Boards have a light amount of shelf wear/rub, a bit bumped. Fore edges have a moderate amount of reading wear. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Very good condition. Tiny bit of chip and crinkle along the edges. Not price clipped. Dust Jacket is covered by Mylar wrapper. All-ways well boxed, All-ways fast service. Thanks.

New York. 1991. Viking Press. 1st Printing of This New Edition With A New Epilogue By The Author. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0670836176. 645 pages. hardcover. keywords: American Indian Politics. FROM THE PUBLISHER-On a hot June morning in 1975, a fatal shoot-out took place between FBI agents and American Indians on a remote property near Wounded Knee, South Dakota. Four members of the American Indian Movement were indicted on murder charges for the deaths of two federal agents killed that day. Leonard Peltier, the only one to be convicted, 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. In this controversial book, Peter Matthiessen brilliantly explicates the larger issues behind the shoot-out, including the Lakota Indians' historical struggle with the U.S. government, from Red Cloud's war and Little Big Horn in the nineteenth century to the shameful discrimination that led to the new Indian wars of 1970s. inventory #15404.

Size: 6x2x9; First printing flat-signed by Russell Means on the dedication page. The binding is tight, corners sharp. Minor wear to bottom of front panel. A few isolated areas of sunning are noted. Very light soiling and wear to text block edges. Text is unmarked. The dust jacket shows sunning to spine, a narrow 1" abrasion to rear panel and some chipping to flap corners, in a mylar cover. 645pp.