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This book gives younger readers a close-up view of traditional California Indian life and early California. Thomas Jefferson Mayfield kept a wonderful secret for almost sixty years: the secret of his childhood among the Choinumne Indians of California''s San Joaquin Valley. For twelve years he played and slept alongside Choinmune children, he hunted and fished with them, ate their food and wore their clothes.Adopted by Indiansis the story of a boy who had an adventure that we can only dream about and it is absolutely true.Adopted by Indianshas been approved by the California Department of Education and is listed in the Instructional Materials Approved for Legal Compliance Catalog.

Adopted by Indians A True Story

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    A Paperback / softback by Thomas Jefferson Mayfield, Malcolm Margolin, Hilair Chism

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      Publisher: Heyday Books
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 12/06/1997
      ISBN13: 9780930588939, 978-0930588939
      ISBN10: 0930588932

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      Book Synopsis
      This book gives younger readers a close-up view of traditional California Indian life and early California. Thomas Jefferson Mayfield kept a wonderful secret for almost sixty years: the secret of his childhood among the Choinumne Indians of California''s San Joaquin Valley. For twelve years he played and slept alongside Choinmune children, he hunted and fished with them, ate their food and wore their clothes.Adopted by Indiansis the story of a boy who had an adventure that we can only dream about and it is absolutely true.Adopted by Indianshas been approved by the California Department of Education and is listed in the Instructional Materials Approved for Legal Compliance Catalog.

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