{"product_id":"adopted-by-indians-a-true-story-paperback","title":"Adopted by Indians: A True Story - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Jefferson Mayfield\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMalcolm Margolin\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eHilair Chism\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor younger readers: a close-up view of traditional California Indian life and early California.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas 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. \u003ci\u003eAdopted by Indians\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a boy who had an adventure that we can only dream about and it is absolutely true.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdopted by Indians\u003c\/i\u003e has been approved by the California Department of Education and is listed in the Instructional Materials Approved for Legal Compliance Catalog.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Jefferson Mayfield\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Texas in 1844 and moved to California at the age of six. In 1862, he moved to Visalia, California to attend school. After retirement, Mayfield returned to the San Joaquin Valley and spent his last years in the small town, Tailholt. He died in 1928.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMalcolm Margolin\u003c\/b\u003e founded Heyday in 1974. Margolin is author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Ohlone Way: Indian Life in the San Francisco-Monterey Bay Area\u003c\/i\u003e, named by the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e as one of the hundred most important books of the twentieth century by a western writer. He has received dozens of prestigious awards and founded the Bay Nature Institute and the Alliance for California Traditional Artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9.7 x 6.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52553682452773,"sku":"9780930588939","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/2487\/2485\/files\/FETi7ISnAR9780930588939.webp?v=1781350912","url":"https:\/\/c4lhome.com\/products\/adopted-by-indians-a-true-story-paperback","provider":" Companion for Life Five Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}