In the spirit of Crazy Horse
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Publication
1991 - Viking, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
161,250 words, Guess
Page Count
645 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1888830M
- ISBN-100670836176
- OCLC Control Number23711744
- OCLC Control Numberinspiritofcrazyh00matt
- Library of Congress Control Number90050295
and 2 more
- Goodreads1535969
- LibraryThing100671
Classifications
- DDC305.897073
- LCCE93 .M46 1991
- LCCE93.M46 1991
and 2 more
- DDC305.8/97/073
- LCCE93 .M46 1983
Description
An investigative account of the fatal shootout between FBI agents and American Indians in 1975. 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.--From publisher description.
Description
The author tells the sad story of the ill treatment of North American Indians since European settlers arrived. By means of interviews, attendance at Indian ceremonies, and extensive research, Matthiessen shares details of life both then and now for the many existing tribes. The embarrassing incidents of treaties made and broken seem without end.
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