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Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
xii, 479 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
The first comprehensive biography of the legendary figure who defined excellence in American sports: Jim Thorpe, arguably the greatest all-around athlete the United States has ever seen.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
x, 659 pages, 24 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Jim Thorpe rose to world fame as a mythic talent who excelled at every sport. He won gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, was an All-American football player at the Carlisle Indian School, in the first class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and played major league baseball for the New York Giants. But despite his colossal skills, Thorpe's life was a struggle against the odds. As a member of the Sac and Fox Nation,...
