for Friendly Fire

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. As a young boy he played and slept alongside Choinumne children. 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. This book for children was adapted from Indian Summer: Traditional Life among the Choinumne Indians of California's San Joaquin Valley.