Jim Thorpe, Original All-American

Jim Thorpe, Original All-American
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Jim Thorpe was one of the greatest athletes who ever lived. He played professional football, Major League Baseball, and won Olympic gold medals in track & field. But his life wasnâ€™t an easy one. Born on the Sac and Fox Reservation in 1887, he encountered much family tragedy, and was sent as a young boy to various Indian boarding schoolsâ€”strict, cold institutions that didnâ€™t allow their students to hold on to their Native American languages and traditions. Jim ran away from school many times, until he found his calling at Pennsylvaniaâ€™s Carlisle Indian School. There, the now-legendary coach Pop Warner recognized Jimâ€™s athletic excellence and welcomed him onto the football and track teams.
Focusing on Jim Thorpeâ€™s years at Carlisle, this book brings his early athletic careerâ€”and especially his college football daysâ€”to life, while also dispelling some myths about him and movingly depicting the Native American experience at the turn of the twentieth century. This is a book for history buffs as well as sports fansâ€”an illuminating and lively read about a truly great American.
Country USA
Brand Dial Books
Manufacturer Dial Books
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2006-07-06
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780803731189

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