Where White Men Fear to Tread : The Autobiography of Russell Means

Russell Means

ISBN 10: 0312147619 / ISBN 13: 9780312147617

Published by St. Martin's Publishing Group Nov 1996, 1996

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Neuware - Russell Means was the most controversial American Indian leader of our time. Where White Men Fear to Tread is the well-detailed, first-hand story of his life, in which he did everything possible to dramatize and justify the American Indian aim of self-determination, such as storming Mount Rushmore, seizing Plymouth Rock, running for President in 1988, and--most notoriously--leading a 71-day takeover of Wounded Knee, South Dakota, in 1973. This visionary autobiography by one of our most magnetic personalities will fascinate, educate, and inspire. As Dee Brown has written, 'A reading of Means's story is essential for any clear understanding of American Indians during the last half of the twentieth century.'.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Where White Men Fear to Tread : The Autobiography of Russell Means
• Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing Group Nov 1996
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312147619
• ISBN 13: 9780312147617
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 236W x 154H x 45D millimeters 236 millimeters width by 154 millimeters height by 45 millimeters depth
• Weight: 705 grams

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Synopsis

Russell Means was the most controversial American Indian leader of our time. Where White Men Fear to Tread is the well-detailed, first-hand story of his life, in which he did everything possible to dramatize and justify the American Indian aim of self-determination, such as storming Mount Rushmore, seizing Plymouth Rock, running for President in 1988, and--most notoriously--leading a 71-day takeover of Wounded Knee, South Dakota, in 1973.

This visionary autobiography by one of our most magnetic personalities will fascinate, educate, and inspire. As Dee Brown has written, "A reading of Means's story is essential for any clear understanding of American Indians during the last half of the twentieth century."

About the Authors

Russell Means (1939-2012), was a renowned political activist for the rights of American Indian people in the United States, Central and South America, and internationally through the United Nations.

Born an Oglala/Lakota, he was raised on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation near the Black Hills, and then in Vallejo, California. He also appeared frequently on television programs and series, as well as alongside Daniel Day Lewis in the film The Last of the Mohicans.

Toward the end of his life, Means divided his time between Chinle, Navajo Nation, Arizona, and Porcupine, North Dakota, among an extended family that included seven children, thirty-three grandchildren, and thirty great-grandchildren.

Marvin J. Wolf is an award-winning writer and member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors. He has more than fifteen books, authored and coauthored, to his name, including the bestsellers Fallen Angels (true crime) and Where White Men Fear to Tread: The Autobiography of Russell Means. Wolf is also a veteran of the Vietnam War with a Bronze Star, an Air Medal, and a Purple Heart. He lives in Los Angeles.