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, 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.
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.
New York: Viking. 1991. First Edition; Sixth Printing. Hardcover. 0670836176 . 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. 0670836176 . 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 .
Viking Press, 1991. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. 3rd printing. Signed twice by the author, on the half-title and the title page. Remainder mark on the bottom edge. Dust jacket has light edgewear.
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