Adopted by Indians: A True Story

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Adopted by Indians: A True Story 

Thomas Jefferson Mayfield kept a wonderful secret for almost sixty years: the secret of his childhood among the Choinumne Indians of California's Central Valley. A a young boy in the 1850's, he played and slept alongside Choinumne childre. He hunted and fished with them, ate their food, spoke their language, and wore their clothes. They lived in a beautiful valley where antelope and elk roamed freely, fish filled the rivers, and millions of geese and ducks darkened the skies.

Adopted by Indians is the story of a boy who had an adventure that we can only dream about, and it is absolutely true. 



  • Age Level = 10 and up
  • Book Author = Thomas Jefferson Mayfield
  • Book Material = Paperback
  • Book Publisher = Heyday
  • Copyright = c1997
  • Grade Level = 4th and up
  • Illustrator = Hilair Chism
  • Condition = New


Item Number: 36-452

Item ID: 41667

Category: Native Americans