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

By the year 1872, the “mountain Indians” of Northern California were believed to be extinct—wiped out by civilian militia, government soldiers, starvation, and disease. In August of 1911 an emaciated, disoriented, naked, Native American man was discovered in a slaughterhouse corral near Oroville, Ca......more

A very informative, short and human story of an ongoing tragedy. I learned a lot that makes a lot of what I know about California make a bit more sense, and an excellent counterpoint to the cowboys and Indians narratives popular from my childhood. Sad, loving, and clear-eyed.......more

Bardzo pozytywne zaskoczenie! Część pierwsza powinna być obowiązkowo przeczytana przez każdego człowieka, by spróbować pojąć smutek Ishi i uniknąć uprzedzeń, prowadzących do rozlewu krwi.......more

Although after some discussion with a friend, I am finally able to see how this book perpetuates racism. The book unfortunately supports the idea that native cultures and therefore (conveniently for the powers that be) native rights should be contained far away from contemporary concerns in a regret......more

In 1911, Ishi, the last member of the Yahi people, emerged from the mountains, hungry and frightened. Taken into custody, he was passed into the care of anthropologist Alfred Kroeber and passed the rest of his days as peacefully as could probably be expected. Ishi is a cypher at the center of this ex......more