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Title	:	Where White Men Fear to Tread: The Autobiography of Russell Means
Author	:	Russell Means
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 624 pages
Published	:	November 15th 1996 by St. Martin's Griffin (first published October 1st 1995)
Categories	:	Biography. History. Nonfiction. Autobiography. Memoir. Native Americans. Biography Memoir

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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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Original Title:	Where White Men Fear to Tread: The Autobiography of Russell Means
ISBN:	0312147619 (ISBN13: 9780312147617)
Edition Language:	English URL http://www.russellmeans.com/
Characters:	Russell Means, Larry Flynt, Hank Adams, Struck by the Ree, Bill Janklow, Dennis Banks, Dick Wilson, James Abourezk, Clyde Bellecourt, Brooklyn Rivera
Setting:	Porcupine(United States) Greenwood, Missouri(United States) Vallejo(United States) …more Wounded Knee,1972(United States) Pine Ridge, South Dakota(United States) Los Angeles, California(United States) …less

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This is probably one of the most important american autobiographies, ever. Means coherently and movingly tells the story of the American Indian and the genocide and political suppression perpetrated on them. No history of his people is complete without his and his contemporaries stories. No history of white men in America is complete without this story. If it didn't really happen you wouldn't beleive it and since this history is so recent it is so important that it be told.

i truly engrossing account of the rise of AIM, the American Indian Movement, and all the horrors that led up to it and followed. The author definitely paints himself in the best light, but given all that happened i think that is justifiable. it bogs down a bit toward the end, but i think this should be required reading for every American citizen.

Although this is a good read, there are some serious issues with the "facts" as presented. The name Means is Gaelic in origin and does not come from the mistranslation and shortening of "Trains His Horses well". My and his Great Great... Grand father was not Native. Russell lived with my Grandfather and Father for a short period of time as stated in his book (although some of the names were inaccurate due to the fog of time). He has also misrepresented his involvement with AIM, as he officially

I loved this book and was fortunate enough to have the chance to meet the author at a book signing. It was just after "The Last of the Mohicans" had come out with Daniel Day Lewis as Hawkeye. Mr. Means was an imposing figure. Well over 6 feet tall, he had gorgeous, shining black hair, in braids, and penetrating eyes. He spoke for awhile and then signed books and I remember when it became my turn and he asked for my name, and I told it to him, he said, "Jonna, you live in a beautiful land. Take

This is the first autobiography that I have read where I can't say that I like the author better or less for having read it. I have always admired Russell Means. I have admired his courage to stand up for his beliefs, and I am old enough to remember his protests in the news as they were happening. He is a man of conviction. He is also a bit of an asshole. Showing the darker side of himself as he does throughout this book, makes him a more sympathetic protagonist. I found the beginning of the

"We don't exist in the twentieth century.""Understand that the choice is based on culture, not race. Understand that to choose European culture and industrialism is to be my enemy. And understand that the choice is yours, not mine.""Americans don't have a culture. They left their cultures behind. Culture is about values. Anybody who says anything different is a democrat....or a republican."Very engrossing. Couldn't put it down and tore through the 550 pages in 12 hours. Brave and relentless. He

This is the best book i believe i have ever read; I've actually read it twice purely because there is so much information in it that i couldn't take it all in at first.I personally took a dislike to the man (and believe now he's older he has sold himself out to the people he spent his life fighting against). I don't agree with the way he has done certain things, but I believe in everything he stands for and understand that there were certain things that had to be done to get the point across. At