Bibliograph

Wild men, Ishi and Kroeber in the wilderness of modern America, Douglas C. Sackman

Type

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Wild men, Ishi and Kroeber in the wilderness of modern America, Douglas C. Sackman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Wild men

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

317473129

Responsibility statement

Douglas C. Sackman

Series statement

New narratives in American history

Sub title

Ishi and Kroeber in the wilderness of modern America

Summary

"... focus[es] on the depth of Ishi and Kroeber's friendship, exploring what their intertwined stories tell us about Indian survival in modern America and about America's fascination with the wild even as it was becoming ever-more urban and modern"--Jacket

Table Of Contents

Prologue: One small step -- The Yahi in three worlds -- The anthropologist in three worlds -- "Worlds of stuff" -- Making tracks -- City lights -- Nature walks in the city and the Sierras -- The call of the wild -- Death mask -- Epilogue: The hearth of Prometheus and the wilderness of Ishi -- Afterword: Google Earth, earthquake weather

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