Where White Men Fear to Tread - The Autobiography of Russell Means (with Marvin Wolf)

Means, Russell (with Marvin J. Wolf)

ISBN 10: 0312147619 / ISBN 13: 9780312147617

Published by St Martin's Griffin, New York NY, 1995

About this Item

Stiff paper covers, full page b/w illustrations throughout, 573 pages. "One of the most magnetic voices in America today, his biography takes its place among the enduring works of our greatest leaders." 6 1/8 x 9 1/8" signed by the author on the title page.

Seller Inventory # 135785

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Where White Men Fear to Tread - The Autobiography of Russell Means (with Marvin Wolf)
• Publisher: St Martin's Griffin, New York NY
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312147619
• ISBN 13: 9780312147617
• Binding: stiff paper covers
• Illustrator: 32 b/w illustrations of the author and friends
• Edition: later printing.
• Condition: fine
• Signed: Signed

About this title

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.