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''In the Spirit of Crazy Horse'' is a book by Peter Matthiessen which chronicles "The story of Leonard Peltier and the FBI's war on the American Indian Movement". It was first published in 1983. Leonard Peltier was convicted of murder in 1977 and sentenced to life in prison for the 1975 killing of two FBI agents, after a trial which the author alleges was based on widespread fraud and government misconduct. The book portrays the violent turmoil on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation during that time, including the 1973 'Wounded Knee Incident' and the following "reign of terror", and describes the 1975 'Pine Ridge Shoot–out' or 'Oglala Firefight' and the subsequent trials and their aftermath. Distribution of the book was interrupted for almost a decade while legal challenges against it were resolved. Contents BOOK I 1. Thieves Road: The Oglala Lakota, 1835– 1965 2. The Upside–Down Flag: The American Indian Movement, 1968– 73 3. To Wounded Knee: February– May 1973 4. The Wounded Knee Trials: January– September 1974 5. The New Indian Wars: AIM Versus the FBI, 1972– 75 6. The U.S. Puppet Government: Pine Ridge and Dick Wilson, 1975 BOOK II 7. The Shoot-out I: June 26, 1975 8. The Shoot-out II: June 26, 1975 9. The "Reservation Murders" Investigation: June– September 1975 10. The Fugitives I: July– November 1975 11. The Fugitives II: November 1975– May 1976 12. The Trial at Cedar Rapids: June– July 1976 13. The Trial at Fargo: March– April 1977 BOOK III 14. The Escape: Lompoc Prison and the Los Angeles Trial 15. The Real Enemy 16. Another Important Matter: Myrtle Poor Bear and David Price, 1976– 81 17. Forked Tongues: The Freedom of Information Act and the New Evidence, 1980– 81 18. In Marion Penitentiary 19. Pahá Sápa: The Treaty, the Supreme Court, and the Return to the Black Hills 20. Red and Blue Days ''In the Spirit of Crazy Horse'' is published by Viking Penguin. ISBN 0-14-014456-0, ISBN 978-0-140-14456-7, 688 pages. ==Reception== The book was well received critically. Most scholars praised Matthiessen's veracity and accuracy, and the author's support for Leonard Peltier, AIM, and the Lakota people was acknowledged and appreciated by those parties. The book was finally published in paperback in 1992 after lawsuits alleging libel were dismissed by the various courts and their decisions affirmed upon appeal. The lawsuits and their attendant rulings have become important and oft-cited cases in the areas of 'media law' and 'freedom of speech'. After publicity generated by the lawsuits, the book became a bestseller. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「In the Spirit of Crazy Horse」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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