{"product_id":"in-the-spirit-of-crazy-horse-the-story-of-leonard-peltier-and-the-fbis-war-on-the-american-indian-movement-paperback","title":"In the Spirit of Crazy Horse: The Story of Leonard Peltier and the Fbi's War on the American Indian Movement - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Matthiessen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMartin Garbus\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn \"indescribably touching, extraordinarily intelligent\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) chronicle of a fatal gun-battle between FBI agents and American Indian Movement activists by\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003erenowned writer Peter Matthiessen (1927-2014), author of the National Book Award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Snow Leopard\u003c\/i\u003e and the novel \u003ci\u003eIn Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eIn the Spirit of Crazy Horse \u003c\/i\u003ereveals 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Matthiessen was the cofounder of the \u003cb\u003eParis Review\u003c\/b\u003e and is the author of numerous works of nonfiction, including \u003cb\u003eIn the Spirit of Crazy Horse\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eIndian Country\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eThe Snow Leopard\u003c\/b\u003e, winner of the National Book Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 688\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.22 x 8.34 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 1992\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52058141819181,"sku":"9780140144567","price":23.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/in-the-spirit-of-crazy-horse-the-story-of-leonard-peltier-and-the-fbis-war-on-the-american-indian-movement-paperback-5749404.webp?v=1780168267","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/in-the-spirit-of-crazy-horse-the-story-of-leonard-peltier-and-the-fbis-war-on-the-american-indian-movement-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}