Peyote vs. the State: Religious Freedom on Trial

by Garrett Epps

The story of the constitutional showdown over Native Americans' religious use of peyote

With the grace of a novel, this book chronicles the six-year duel between two remarkable men with different visions of religious freedom in America. Neither sought the conflict. Al Smith, a substance-abuse counselor to Native Americans, wanted only to earn a living. Dave Frohnmayer, the attorney general of Oregon, was planning his gubernatorial campaign...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806140267
• ISBN13: 9780806140261
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"