{"product_id":"the-thunder-before-the-storm-the-autobiography-of-clyde-bellecourt","title":"The Thunder Before the Storm: The Autobiography of Clyde Bellecourt","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe American Indian Movement burst onto the scene in the late 1960s as indigenous people across the country began to demand what is rightfully theirs. Clyde Bellecourt  whose Ojibwe name translates as The Thunder Before the Storm  is one of its cofounders and iconic leaders. This powerful autobiography provides an intimate narrative of his childhood on the White Earth Reservation  his long journey through the prison system  and his embodiment of confrontation politics in waging war against entrenched racism. Bellecourt is up-front and unapologetic when discussing his battles with drug addiction  his clashes with other AIM leaders  his experiences on the Trail of Broken Treaties and at Wounded Knee  and the cases of Leonard Peltier and murdered AIM activist Anna Mae Aquash. This gritty  as-told-to memoir also uncovers the humanity behind Bellecourts militant image  revealing a sensitive spirit whose wounds motivated him to confront injustice and to help others gain a sense of pride by knowing their culture. The Thunder Before the Storm offers an invaluable inside look at the birth of a national movementthe big personalities  the creativity  and the perseverance that were necessary to alter the course of Native and American history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44965387239477,"sku":"ByrdShop_1681340194","price":45.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781681340197.jpg?v=1770495082","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-thunder-before-the-storm-the-autobiography-of-clyde-bellecourt","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}