Searching for my destiny / George Blue Spruce Jr. as told to Deanne Durrett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blue Spruce, George.

Contributor:

Durrett, Deanne, 1940-

Series:

American Indian lives.

American Indian lives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dentists--United States--Biography.

Dentists.

Indians of North America--Biography.

Indians of North America.

Blue Spruce, George.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Blue Spruce's journey begins on the Santa Fe Indian School campus with his parents' determination that their children would excel academically and obtain college degrees. After graduating from dental school, Dr. Blue Spruce planned to return to the pueblos to treat his people. As it turned out, his destiny reached far beyond: from the wilds of Montana to New York City to San Francisco to South America and back to the United States. In Washington DC, he presented the needs of American Indians to Congress and lunched with the president.

Contents:

Those who came before me

Those who paved my way

Campus brats, cousins, and the lessons of life

Formal education, hard knocks, and rewards

Creighton years

Finally : Doctor Blue Spruce

Lieutenant Blue Spruce, USN

Indian Health Service dentist

From the wilds of Montana to New York City

Merchant Marines

Back to school

Off to South America

Back in the States

Special assistant, Bureau of Health Manpower Education

Career change : the "money man"

King of the hill

Finally : director of the program closest to my heart

Assistant Surgeon General

Come, follow me

To those who hold our future.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786612423864

9781282423862

128242386X

9780803226265

0803226268

OCLC:

593239978