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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.
En el paso del siglo XIX al XX, en las montañas del norte de
California, tuvo lugar uno de los sucesos más dramáticos de la
historia de Estados Unidos. Escondido en los bosques, un pequeño
grupo de indios de la tribu Yahi logró escapar al destino del
resto de su pueblo, la muerte violenta a manos de los buscadores de
oro y los pioneros. Poco a poco, todos los miembros de este
pequeño grupo fueron muriendo, hasta quedar un único
superviviente, Ishi. Este libro cuenta la historia, terrible y
heroica, de este hombre que, viviendo literalmente en la Edad de
Piedra, se dio de bruces en 1911 con la California del siglo
XX.Cuando encontraron a Ishi, Alfred Kroeber, el marido de Theodora
Kroeber, era el director del Departamento de AntropologÃa y
EtnologÃa de la Universidad de California. Entre ambos, Alfred e
Ishi, nació una profunda amistad. Fue asà como Theodora y su
familia compartieron con Ishi los últimos años de su vida. La
autora se comprometió a escribir este relato para acercarnos a la
figura de Ishi, su vida en soledad, la destrucción de su pueblo y
las circunstancias de su propia muerte. Publicado por primera vez
en 1961, obtuvo un éxito inmediato. Convertido en el libro más
leÃdo sobre un nativo americano, hoy en dÃa Ishi es considerado
un clásico.
OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD
The life story of Ishi, the Yahi Indian, lone survivor of a doomed
tribe, is unique in the annals of North American anthropology. For
more than forty years, Theodora Kroeber's biography has been
sharing this tragic and absorbing drama with readers all over the
world.
Ishi stumbled into the twentieth century on the morning of August
29, 1911, when, desperate with hunger and with terror of the white
murderers of his family, he was found in the corral of a slaughter
house near Oroville, California. Finally identified as an Indian 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.
PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION: "Thanks to Mrs. Kroeber's simple,
supple style, the stories all succeed as stories; they please,
engage, move, or divert without depending for their effect on their
exotic source."--"The New Yorker" "The varying but almost always
superb story style of these narratives will speak to all."--"New
York Herald Tribune ""This is a jewel of a book."--"San Francisco
Chronicle" "These stories enlarge life. They remind us of
Shakespeare and Aeschylus. . . . That Mrs. Kroeber's book should
generate such thoughts is proof of its power and beauty."--"New
York Times Book Review
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which
commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out
and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and
impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes
high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using
print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in
1970.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which
commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out
and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and
impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes
high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using
print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in
1970.
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Karok Myths (Paperback)
A.L. Kroeber, E. W Gifford; Edited by Grace Buzaljko; Foreword by Theodora Kroeber; Commentary by Alan Dundes; Contributions by …
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This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which
commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out
and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and
impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes
high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using
print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in
1980.
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Karok Myths (Hardcover)
A.L. Kroeber, E. W Gifford; Edited by Grace Buzaljko; Foreword by Theodora Kroeber; Commentary by Alan Dundes; Contributions by …
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This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which
commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out
and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and
impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes
high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using
print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in
1980.
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