Michael Oren Fitzgerald;s work in this book focused on retelling the stories of Charles Eastman's (Phiyesa's) childhood and upbringing that combined tradition native lifestyle practices and also modern industrialized ways of life. Eastman was quite literally "living in two worlds". This book brings to light a first hand account of the struggles and frustrations of being thrown into the white man's foreign way of life. This book includes more that 275 photographs, various interviews with other American Indian leaders that have had similar experiences "living in two worlds", and selections from books written by Charles Eastman.