Ishi and Kroeber in the Wilderness of Modern America
by
Douglas Cazaux Sackman
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2010
When Ishi, "the last wild Indian," came out of hiding in August 1911, he was quickly whisked away by train to San Francisco to meet Alfred Kroeber, one of the fathers of American anthropology. When Kroeber and Ishi came face to face, it was a momentous event, not only for each man but also...