From the Introduction by Theodora Kroeber, Editor: The number of documents having to do with Ishi is finite. For the reader who wishes to know something of the

From the mountains of California to a forgotten steel vat at the Smithsonian, this "eloquent and soul-searching book" (Lit) is "a compelling account of one of A

Originally published: 1961. With new foreword.

The old Yahi World and the new world of the white man as seen by Ishi, last survivor of his people.

The last member of the Yahi tribe, Ishi fascinated and informed anthropologists and lay people alike.