ISHI IN TWO WORLDS, 50th Anniversary Edition: A Biography of the Last Wild Indian in North America
by Kroeber, Theodora
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- first
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- ISBN 10
- 0520271475
- ISBN 13
- 9780520271470
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Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2011. 1st Edition 5th or later Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 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. (less) New trade paperback 50th Anniversary edition, as issued without dust jacket. BUND
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- Joe Staats, Bookseller (US)
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- Title
- ISHI IN TWO WORLDS, 50th Anniversary Edition: A Biography of the Last Wild Indian in North America
- Author
- Kroeber, Theodora
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- New New
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 5th or later Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0520271475
- ISBN 13
- 9780520271470
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley, CA
- Date Published
- 2011
- Pages
- 304
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
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