NY: Viking. VG/VG+. 1991. 1st THUS. hardcover. 8vo . 645 pp . Bit of foxing to edges. NB: Number line from 1, but NOT the original 1983 which was hung up in court by "prior restraint." You might remember the US government managed to ban this book for 8 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: Native American Politics. DESCRIPTION - 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
Viking, 1991. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Large, thicker, heavy book, black cloth spine, dark rose boards, a long scratch at top front next to initials, bright orange lettering on spine, red color inside covers and adjacent end papers, 643 pages. DJ glossy with beautiful color photo of sunrise over black hills on front, spine and back, praise on back from Carolyn See in New York Times Book Review, Dee Brown, Chicago Sun-Times and others. An important book of modern-day Indian nations. Very Fine DJ/Very Good book.
Price NOT clipped, DJ nicely in archival wraps. Stated first edition & first printing of this edition with an afterword by Martin Garbus, book first published in 1983. Light wear to edges; interior clean and fresh.
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Viking Pr, 1991. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. New epilogue from Matthiessen and an afterword from attorney Martin Garbus regarding the legal battle to end the banning of this book. Dust jacket is protected by removable Brodart cover. Remainder mark to bottom of page..
First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Viking Adult, 1991. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good with spotting to page ends. Dust jacket is very good. Great copy of this compelling history.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.
Viking Adult, 1991. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Viking Adult, 1991. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good with spotting to page ends. Dust jacket is very good. Great copy of this compelling history. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.
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: Native American Politics. DESCRIPTION-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.
Price NOT clipped, DJ nicely in archival wraps. Stated first edition & first printing of this edition with an afterword by Martin Garbus, book first published in 1983. Light wear to edges; interior clean and fresh.
New York, NY: Viking, 1991. First Edition, 3rd Impression, 1964 . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Text/NEW & Bright. Bi-color boards/Fine. DJ/NF; under mylar. Light brown spotting (acidic paper reaction) to text blocks. Documentary of the 1975 shoot-out between Native-Americans & the FBI on the Pine Ridge Reservation, near Wounded Knee, South Dakota, which took the lives of 2 FBI agents. First published 1983, due to legal challenges, the book was suspended until 1991. This edition carries an Epilogue recounting the legal issues & an Afterword from Martin Garbus. Author, novelist & environmental activist Peter Matthiessen (1927 - ), twice recipient of the Nat'l Book Award & long interested in Native American issues, finds faults in the court conclusions. Excerpts of this detailed study of convicted murderer Leonard Peltier (1944 -) of Lakota & Dakota lineage, first appeared in the New York Times. 625 pgs, 20 chapters in 3 Books.
First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Viking Adult, 1991. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good with spotting to page ends. Dust jacket is very good. Great copy of this compelling history.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.
New York: Viking, 1991. First Edition; Sixth Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+ in a Very Good dust jacket. Author's "Acclaimed controversial account of the deadly conflict that occurred between the FBI and Native American activists at Wounded Knee in 1975. This edition was withdrawn by the publisher because of a court case arising from the arrest of Native American Leonard Peltier. "; 9.40 X 6.60 X 2.20 inches; 645 pages.
New York: Viking, 1991. First Edition; Third Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Near Fine dust jacket. Light foxing on text block edges. ; 9.4 X 6.6 X 2.2 inches; 645 pages.
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Viking Pr, 1991. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author on Title Page. 1st Edition. New epilogue from Matthiessen and an afterword from attorney Martin Garbus regarding the legal battle to end the banning of this book. Dust jacket is protected by removable Brodart cover. Book has name written on fffep and 2 corners are worn on boards and binding on spine is uneven..
New York: Viking, 1991. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ price clipped dust jacket. Light spotting at top text block edge. ; 9.4 X 6.6 X 2.2 inches; 688 pages.
New York: Viking, 1983. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Light spotting on text block edges. first issue,; 9.4 X 6.6 X 2.2 inches; 645 pages.
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