Ishi in Two Worlds: A Biography of the Last Wild Indian in North America

Kroeber, Theodora

Published by University of California Press, 1961

About this Item

Beige cloth boards with red lettering on front and spine. Without a dustjacket, the cloth has discolored on spine and edges, and there is damage to bottom corner of spine. Pages are tight and clean. Middle section of black and white photos; a few other drawings and maps. Ishi, the last of his tribe in what is now northern California, first made contact with white people and "modernity" in 1911. He quickly became a subject of interest to both anthropologists and the general public, eventually working in a museum where he demonstrated native technology. Kroeber was the wife of the anthropologist who was one of Ishi's first supporters and her book tells not only of Ishi's life after contact but what could be pieced together of the vanished life of his tribe, and the context of violence against it. 258 pages 9 1/4 x 6 x 1.

Seller Inventory # 30KroIsh

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ishi in Two Worlds: A Biography of the Last Wild Indian in North America
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Publication Date: 1961
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket