Bantam 1264 (Oct., 1954). Cover by George Gross
A 1958 feature film of the same name was adapted from the novel and produced by Walt Disney Productions. It starred Fess Parker, Joanne Dru, James MacArthur and Wendell Corey.
In the colonial wilderness of America, John Butler, a captive white boy, is adopted by a Delaware chief, who names him True Son. Trained to take his place as a warrior-chief, True Son thinks like an Indian, fights like an Indian, hates like an Indian --
Until a military treaty with the Delawares sends all white captives back to their own people. Protesting, True Son is torn from the life he loves and plunged into the confining, money-ridden world of the hated white man.
But the wild, free, savage life would not let him go. With mounting tension True Son moves to meet his destiny - a destiny as surprising as it is inevitable.
Here is a clip from the Disney movie with James MacArthur as True Son: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOUzWfZ2lV0
Bantam 1264 (Oct., 1954). Cover by George Gross
A 1958 feature film of the same name was adapted from the novel and produced by Walt Disney Productions. It starred Fess Parker, Joanne Dru, James MacArthur and Wendell Corey.
In the colonial wilderness of America, John Butler, a captive white boy, is adopted by a Delaware chief, who names him True Son. Trained to take his place as a warrior-chief, True Son thinks like an Indian, fights like an Indian, hates like an Indian --
Until a military treaty with the Delawares sends all white captives back to their own people. Protesting, True Son is torn from the life he loves and plunged into the confining, money-ridden world of the hated white man.
But the wild, free, savage life would not let him go. With mounting tension True Son moves to meet his destiny - a destiny as surprising as it is inevitable.
Here is a clip from the Disney movie with James MacArthur as True Son: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOUzWfZ2lV0