In 1911 the last member of the Yahi people appeared in Oroville, California

In 1911 an exhausted man emerged from the wilderness north of Oroville, California. He was discovered to be the last of the Yahi, a people who had once flourished in the area but had been decimated by white settlers. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll describe Ishi's sad history and his new life in San Francisco.

We'll also consider the surprising dangers of baseball and puzzle over a forceful blackout.

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