Theodora Kroeber
Ishi in Two Worlds
A Biography of the Last Wild Indian in North America
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286 pages, 7 x 10 inches, 32 color illustrations, 108 b/w photographs
November 2004, Available worldwide
Categories: Anthropology; Native American Ethnicity; Cultural Anthropology; Autobiographies & Biographies
November 2004, Available worldwide
Categories: Anthropology; Native American Ethnicity; Cultural Anthropology; Autobiographies & Biographies
Praise for the first edition:
"A book that all Americans should read."—New York Times
"If you read no other book this year, you must read this one."—Los Angeles Times
"Highly recommended."—The New Yorker
"Ishi's story is one of the most remarkable in the annals of Indians on this continent, and Mrs. KroeberÉtells it with an integrity and insight that raises it to the level of history that is also art."—Washington Post
"A book that all Americans should read."—New York Times
"If you read no other book this year, you must read this one."—Los Angeles Times
"Highly recommended."—The New Yorker
"Ishi's story is one of the most remarkable in the annals of Indians on this continent, and Mrs. KroeberÉtells it with an integrity and insight that raises it to the level of history that is also art."—Washington Post
The life story of Ishi, the last Yahi Indian, lone survivor of an exterminated tribe, is unique in the annals of North American anthropology. For more than forty years, Theodora Kroeber's biography has captivated readers. Now recent advances in technology make it possible to return to print the 1976 deluxe edition, filled with plates and historic photographs that enhance Ishi's story and bring it to life.
Ishi stumbled into the twentieth century on the morning of August 29, 1911, when, desperate with hunger and terrified of the white murderers of his family, he was found in the corral of a slaughter house near Oroville, California. Finally identified as a Yahi by an anthropologist, Ishi was brought to San Francisco by Professor T. T. Waterman and lived there the rest of his life under the care and protection of Alfred Kroeber and the staff of the University of California's Museum of Anthropology.
Karl Kroeber adds an informative tribute to the text, describing how the book came to be written and how Theodora Kroeber's approach to the project was a product of both her era and her special personal insight and empathy.
Ishi stumbled into the twentieth century on the morning of August 29, 1911, when, desperate with hunger and terrified of the white murderers of his family, he was found in the corral of a slaughter house near Oroville, California. Finally identified as a Yahi by an anthropologist, Ishi was brought to San Francisco by Professor T. T. Waterman and lived there the rest of his life under the care and protection of Alfred Kroeber and the staff of the University of California's Museum of Anthropology.
Karl Kroeber adds an informative tribute to the text, describing how the book came to be written and how Theodora Kroeber's approach to the project was a product of both her era and her special personal insight and empathy.
Ishi in Two Worlds: A Biography of the Last Wild Indian in North America, by Theodora Kroeber
Ishi the Last Yahi: A Documentary History, by Robert F. Heizer and Theodora Kroeber, editors
Indians, Missionaries, and Merchants: The Legacy of Colonial Encounters on the California Frontiers, by Kent G. Lightfoot
Real Indians: Identity and the Survival of Native America, by Eva Marie Garroutte
California Indians and Their Environment: An Introduction, by Kent G. Lightfoot and Otis Parrish
Tending the Wild: Native American Knowledge and the Management of California's Natural Resources, by M. Kat Anderson
The Island Chumash: Behavioral Ecology of a Maritime Society, by Douglas J. Kennett
Ishi the Last Yahi: A Documentary History, by Robert F. Heizer and Theodora Kroeber, editors
Indians, Missionaries, and Merchants: The Legacy of Colonial Encounters on the California Frontiers, by Kent G. Lightfoot
Real Indians: Identity and the Survival of Native America, by Eva Marie Garroutte
California Indians and Their Environment: An Introduction, by Kent G. Lightfoot and Otis Parrish
Tending the Wild: Native American Knowledge and the Management of California's Natural Resources, by M. Kat Anderson
The Island Chumash: Behavioral Ecology of a Maritime Society, by Douglas J. Kennett