Description
Book SynopsisWinner of the 1961 Newbery Medal, this book tells the story of a girl left alone for eighteen years in the aftermath of violent encounters with Europeans on her home island off the coast of Southern California.
Trade Review"Exercising formidable rigors of forensic investigation while divulging some devilishness in the details of
Island of the Blue Dolphins . . . editor Sara L. Schwebel delivers a veritable exegesis. She has produced a valuable and innovative work, a sort of literary autopsy." * Western Historical Quarterly *
Table of ContentsPreface
Introduction
Composition of Island of the Blue Dolphins
Text of the First Edition of
Island of the Blue Dolphins Chapters Excised from
Island of the Blue Dolphins Drafts
Commentary and Contextualization
Archaeology,
Island of the Blue Dolphins, and the Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island
René L. Vellanoweth A Counterstory of Native American Persistence
Carole Goldberg Index
