Description: In 1911, a man was found, starving, in the corral of a slaughterhouse in California. He was eventually identified by an anthropologist as the last survivor of the exterminated Yahi Indian tribe. His name was Ishi, and this is his story.
Brief description:
Theodora Kroeber (1897-1979), wife of Alfred Louis Kroeber, is also the author of The Inland Whale and coeditor of Ishi the Last Yahi: A Documentary History.
Review Quotes:
"Ishi's story is one of the most remarkable in the annals of Indians on this continent, and Mrs. Kroeber...tells it with an integrity and insight that raises it to the level of history that is also art."
-- "Washington Post"