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Jim Thorpe: Original All-American

Jim Thorpe: Original All-American

Bruchac, Joseph

Paperback

Young Adult Nonfiction

Publisher Price: $12.99

ISBN10: 0142412333
ISBN13: 9780142412336
Publisher: Speak
Published: Oct 2 2008
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.55
Height: 0.90 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.20
Language: English
Discover the incredible life of Jim Thorpe, an iconic American legend and one of the greatest athletes who ever lived.

A superb blend of fiction and non-fiction, rooted in the author's usual careful research.--Kirkus Reviews

Jim Thorpe played professional football and major league baseball, and won Olympic gold medals in track and field. He'll be forever revered by the sports community and by his Native American community. Born on the Sac and Fox Reservation in 1887, Jim was sent as a young boy to various Indian boarding schools--strict, cold places that didn't allow their students to hold on to their Native American traditions. Jim ran away from school many times, until he found his calling at Pennsylvania's Carlisle School. There, coach Pop Warner recognized Jim's athletic excellence and welcomed him onto the football and track teams. Glory followed, as did a surprising disgrace.

But through everything, Jim was a person to admire--an engaging, spirited, and impressive young man. Told in Jim's voice, this is a rousing, fascinating read about a truly great American.

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