The Ghost Dance Messiah

By M.L. Mercer

The Ghost Dance Messiah blends Native American spiritual themes with with modern environmental activism. An unemployed Vietnam veteran on a trip to Reno has a near-death experience which leads to him joining a group of activists on a journey around Nevada. In a vision he learns he must revive the Ghost Dance, a native American religious movement of the 1890's. The group protests at the nuclear test site, trespasses on a bombing range and visits several reservations. As they reach the sacred mountain of the Paiutes, a religious revival blossoms in the desert, much to the authorities' chagrin.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1493620940
• ISBN13: 9781493620944
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"