num_pages: 360
description: This biography of Franz Boas in his early years explores the personal and intellectual side of the anthropologist, from his childhood in Germany to his resignation from the American Museum of Natural History in 1906. The text draws from the frank and informative letters of the Boas family.
language: English
title: Franz Boas: The Early Years, 1858-1906
titlecomplete: Franz Boas: The Early Years, 1858-1906
genres: Science, Biography, Anthropology
ratings_count: 9
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize
publisher: Univ of Washington Pr