Peter Matthiessen

In the Spirit of Crazy Horse és un llibre de Peter Matthiessen on fa una crònica de "La història de Leonard Peltier i la guerra del FBI contra l'American Indian Movement". Va ser publicat per primera vegada el 1983. Leonard Peltier va ser condemnat a cadena perpètua el 1977 per l'assassinat en 1975 dos agents del FBI, …

Drawn from fragments of historical fact, Matthiessen's masterpiece brilliantly depicts the fortunes and misfortunes of Edgar J. Watson, a real-life entrepreneur and outlaw who appeared in the lawless Florida Everglades around the turn of the century.

The author chronicles his quest for spiritual roots, describes his early Zen experiences and his gradual reawakening to life through Zen.