Fine copy of Matthiessen's controversial book, reissued after distribution of first issue was suppressed until resolution of court case regarding Wounded Knee shoot-out; in Fine, unclipped dust-jacket; book was a Father's Day gift and front free-endpaper contains gift pen ink inscription by family members to Dad. Seller Inventory # Alibris.0000073

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Title: In the Spirit of Crazy Horse

Publisher: Viking Books

Publication Date: 1991

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

Examines the fatal confrontation between Native Americans and FBI agents at Wounded Knee in 1975 that led to the conviction of Indian leader Leonard Peltier

About the Author:

PETER MATTHIESSEN has written eight novels, a book of short stories, and, from his career as a naturalist and environmental activist, numerous acclaimed works of nonfiction. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1974. He is a founder of the Paris Review and has won two National Book Awards, the 2000 Heinz Award in the Arts and Humanities, and the 2010 Spiros Vergos Prize for Freedom of Expression.

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