J. Brand book available again

Borries Demeler (demeler@selway.umt.edu)
Tue, 31 Dec 1991 14:03:50 -0700


A while ago Xeno Whitenack wrote:

>The Brand Book is I believe still out of print. It is called The Life and
>Death of Anna Mae Aquash. Originally I was gonna try to convince Brand to
>let me publish a copy under a protective but "Free to copy" copyright. I
>got so far as to talk with Ms. Brand (long distance to Canada) once and typing
>in my own personal copy before pooping out on the deal, chiefly because there
>were too many other things going on at the time, and it looked like the
>Matthiessen book would be back out soon. I still have my personal unauthorized
>copy, but it is probably not legal to give it to others. A major University
>would probably have the book in stalk, unless the FBI already took it. Even
>though the Brand book may not be as nicely written as Peter's, it is much
>shorter and therefore wouldn't scare as many folks away from reading it. I'd
>like to see Brand formally re-publish her book now, as I believe she told me
>it would be easier to get it back out after Peter's book was re-released. I'll
>have to give the publisher a call some day soon (can't think of them off the
>top of my head...Here it is: James Lorimer & Company, Publishers, Toronto 1978

A new edition just came out and I received a copy ordered from Lorimer
through my University bookstore. It is somewhat more difficult to get
a copy through a library, although interlibrary loan was able to locate
a copy for me.

-Borries Demeler