| Henrietta Schmerler and the Murder that Put Anthropology on Trial Contributor(s): Schmerler, Gil (Author) |
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ISBN: 1365964086 ISBN-13: 9781365964084 Publisher: Lulu.com OUR PRICE: $14.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - True Crime | Murder - General - History | United States - State & Local - Southwest (az, Nm, Ok, Tx) - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 920 |
| LCCN: 2017446183 |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 6" W x 9" (0.88 lbs) 270 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Chronological Period - 1930's - Geographic Orientation - Arizona |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1931 a young Columbia anthropology student, Henrietta Schmerler, was raped and murdered on the White Mountain Apache Reservation in Arizona, while engaged in fieldwork. A young Apache man was eventually apprehended and sentenced to life in prison. A niece and nephew of Henrietta's, after many years of research and a lawsuit against the FBI, now reveal the scope of this tragedy and its aftermath. |