Ishi's Return Home the 1914 Anthropological Expedition Story

Red Bluff, CA: The Antro Company. Near Fine. 2013. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. 1878464361 . SIGNED EDITION. The copy has been signed by the author, along with a very short inscription, on the title page. This is an oversized paperback book. The book is in Near Fine condition and was issued without a dust jacket. "Ishi (c. 1861 – March 25, 1916) was the last known member of the Native American Yahi people from the present-day state of California in the United States. The rest of the Yahi (as well as many members of their parent tribe, the Yana) were killed in the California genocide in the 19th century. Ishi, who was widely described as the "last wild Indian" in the United States, lived most of his life isolated from modern North American culture, and was the last-known Native manufacturer of stone arrowheads. In 1911, aged 50, he emerged at a barn and corral, 2 mi (3.2 km) from downtown Oroville, California. Ishi, which means "man" in the Yana language, is an adopted name. The anthropologist Alfred Kroeber gave him this name because in the Yahi culture, tradition demanded that he not speak his own name until formally introduced by another Yahi. When asked his name, he said: "I have none, because there were no people to name me," meaning that there was no other Yahi to speak his name on his behalf. " (from Wikipedia); Signed by Author .