Kidnapped from his home...

Sold as a slave...

Raised in a strange culture...

This is the true story of a Yawapati boy called Wassaja.  In his language, this name meant "Beckoning."  Wassaja was only five years old when Pima Indians kidnapped him and sold him to a white man.

Thirty years later, the boy named Beckoning had grown up to become Dr. Carlos Montezuma.  His work for the rights of Native Americans made him a model of hope for his people.

Gina Capaldi tells this remarkable story in the words of Montezuma himself.  Photographs from his time and original paintings by the author create an inventive look back into history through the eyes of a Native American hero.

From the dust jacket