An anthropologist retraces his efforts to locate the brain of Ishi--the "last wild Indian" of California who became an icon of dying Native American culture whe

An anthropologist retraces his steps in a remarkable journey to locate the brain of Ishi--the "last Indian" of California who became a national icon of dying Na

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

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

Originally published: 1961. With new foreword.