Ishi in Two Worlds

A Biography of the Last Wild Indian in North America

De: Theodora Kroeber, Karl Kroeber

Narrado por: Lorna Raver

The life story of Ishi, the last Yahi Indian, lone survivor of an exterminated tribe, is unique in the annals of North American anthropology. Ishi stumbled into the 20th century on the morning of August 29, 1911, when, desperate with hunger and terrified of the white murderers of his family, he was found in the corral of a slaughterhouse near Oroville, California. Finally identified as a Yahi by an anthropologist, Ishi was brought to San Francisco by Professor T. T. Waterman and lived there the rest of his life under the care and protection of Alfred Kroeber and the staff of the University of California's Museum of Anthropology.

©2002 Regents of the University of California (P)1996 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Mrs. Kroeber...tells [Ishi's story] with an integrity and insight that raises it to the level of history that is also art." (Washington Post)

"This magnificent biography...shows man at his best." (San Francisco Examiner)

"One of the most moving, tragic and ultimately triumphant human stories I have ever read." (Los Angeles Times)

a fascinating and sad biography

a must read for anyone interested in experiencing the two world's of an amazing man

insightful and engaging.

A tragic lesson of a dark chapter of western American history and at the same time an inspiring story of a person and a people. Very well written with empathy and deep insight and honesty.

beautiful story of historical tragedy

carefully worded,. detailed and pleasantly narrated both personal and comprehensive story man and civilization

Not my cup of tea

I finished it, however I think if I was more interested in anthropology and/or history, I would have liked it better.

Fantastic

I love this bookI did not know this background about Ishi it’s amazing what he went through in the book went through his whole life but not near what he accomplished with Saxton pope of the pope and young club is she taught us more about our true than anybody in the world

amazing historical experience

This book focuses a spotlight on who we were and who we should be. Our definition of civilized needs a second look.

A most treasured story of a pure human

Read this in print many years ago. I’m still moved by it. For some, the exquisite details of the unimaginable evil of the casual evil of the Yahi extermination may be tedious or discomforting, but they are a very necessary chronicle of a very real evil done against these innocent people. Against this backdrop, Ishi’s beautiful character and personality contrasts so vividly.
I recommend this book to any curious enough to explore our present humanity, the recent past of America’s INhumanity, or the realities of neolithic life, as Ishi lived it, up until the modern age

acomaflintknapper

read this book 5 times listened 3 times still very inspiring, wish I could have Met Ishi.

I loved it!

the narrator was ok. i skipped the preface. was hard to follow/understand what she was talking about at times. I liked all the details, that told me what kind of person ishi was.And to think this/he was in my hometown of SF and nearby Berkeley. I would have like to meet him.I was glad to know he was burried in Colma, wanted to visit the gravesite.but then read his remains were given to a tribe later to be burried elsewhere, I think where he was from. I also own this DVD I got years ago.Graham Greene does a good job portraying ishi, and even looks like him alot! 🧡

you have got to be kidding

this book could be down to about 1 chapter,, BUT the writer decides to explain everything in to much detail with references etc. it sounds like 1st grade story time with big words and their explanations. I could not finish it. I have a large collection of audio books. This one by far should win the "annoy an idiot" award. If you buy this book take nots to keep yourself in check as to what is really going on. because you will learn a word and its origins in the universe, how to use it and who used, what all books and languages its meanings mean, the time of day it was created and how not to use it when addressing the yard gnome on thursday at 3 pm when its raining. then one time at band camp I too used this word but my cousins uncles, neighbors, childhood friend of 3 years and his sisters mothers cousin with a goat that we all knew.
I actually tried to write this review as this book has been wrote. It is a great story but not this version. its to political and bias from the christian opinion of its authors.

I am sorry but my opinion is the its not staying in my library or on my ipod. I don't write bad reviews but this should have never passed publishing.. a true butchering of a Native HERO!