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Can I read Bright path : young Jim Thorpe on EtoBox?
Bright path : young Jim Thorpe by Don Brown is a children's nonfiction book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Bright path : young Jim Thorpe about?
Jim Thorpe's childhood was a mix of hard work in the outdoors and a succession of military-strict "Indian Schools" that relentlessly imposed white culture on Native American children. Then in 1907, wearing overalls and a work shirt, he effortlessly broke his school high-jump record--a feat that launched a remarkable athletic career in track, football, and baseball, culminating at the 1912 Olympics, where Thorpe won the decathlon with a world record score that would stand for almost 20 years and
Who reads Bright path : young Jim Thorpe?
It is typically read by young readers, and the parents and educators who guide them.
Common subject areas: juvenile, young adult.
- Author
- Don Brown
- Publisher
- New Milford, Conn.: Roaring Brook Press
- Published
- 2006
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781596430419
- Category
- children's nonfiction
- Subjects
- Sports, Anthropology, Literary Fiction
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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