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A boy named Beckoning : the true story of Dr. Carlos Montezuma, Native American hero / adapted and illustrated by Gina Capaldi.
Van Pelt Library E99.Y5 M65325 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Capaldi, Gina, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Montezuma, Carlos, 1866-1923--Juvenile literature.
- Montezuma, Carlos.
- Montezuma, Carlos, 1866-1923.
- Yavapai Indians--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- Yavapai Indians.
- Indians of North America--Southwest, New--Biography.
- Indians of North America.
- Yavapai Indians--Biography.
- New Southwest.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Juvenile works.
- Physical Description:
- 32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Books, ©2008.
- Summary:
- This story reveals the life of a Native American boy named Wassaja, who was kidnapped from his tribe and sold as a slave. Adopted and renamed Carlos Montezuma, the young boy traveled throughout the Old West, bearing witness to the poor treatment of Native Americans. Carlos eventually became a doctor and leader for his people.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2009.
- ISBN:
- 9780822576440
- 0822576449
- OCLC:
- 141187868
- Publisher Number:
- 99990734134
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