"The inspiring story of George Blue Spruce, Jr., the first American Indian dental surgeon, is vividly rendered within the pages of this book... All the young-and not-so-young-Native people who don't believe that they can make anything of their lives should read this book."-Debra Utacia Krol, Native Peoples -- Debra Utacia Krol Native Peoples "This remarkable story, told engagingly by Blue Spruce, provides scholars and students alike with the details of how self-determination played out through the work of American Indian professionals."-Nicolas G. Rosenthal, New Mexico Historical Review -- Nicolas G. Rosenthal New Mexico Historical Review
