Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. FOREWORD TO THE 2002 EDITION ix
3. NOTES xxii
4. FOREWORD TO THE 1961 EDITION xxv
5. PREFACE, 1976 xxvii
6. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xxix
7. CONTENTS xxxi
8. PART ONE: ISHI THE YAHI
9. Prologue: Outside the Slaughter House 1
10. 1 Copper -colored People on a Golden Land 11
11. 2 A Living People 24
12. 3 A Dying People 40
13. 4 Episodes in Extermination 56
14. 5 The Long Concealment 79
15. 6 The Yahi Disappear 101
16. PART TWO: MISTER ISHI
17. Prologue: Outside the Jail 117
18. 7 Ishi's New World 121
19. 8 Life in a Museum 147
20. 9 The Craftsman 179
21. 10 The Brightest Year 205
22. Epilogue: Death in a Museum 231
23. Notes 239
24. Bibliography 245
25. About the Author 256