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Jim Thorpe : original All-American by Bruchac, Joseph, 1942- is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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<p><p>jim Thorpe Was One Of The Greatest Athletes Who Ever Lived. He Played Professional Football And Major League Baseball, And Won Olympic Gold Medals In Track And Field. But His Life Wasn't Easy. Born On A Reservation, He Endured Family Tragedy And Was Sent To Various Native American Boarding Schools. Jim Ran Away From School Many Times, Until He Found His Calling Under The Now-legendary Coach Pop Warner. This Is A Book For History Buffs As Well As Sports Fans-an Illuminating And Lively Read About A Truly Great American By Award-winning Author Joseph Bruchac.</p><h3>publishers Weekly</h3><p>drawing On Meticulous Research, Bruchac (wabi) Presents Jim Thorpe's (1887-1953) Complex Story, Focusing On His Years At Haskell And Carlisle Indian Schools, As A Kind Of Imagined Autobiography. Thorpe Excelled At Football, Baseball And Track, Winning Two Gold Medals In The 1912 Olympics For The Latter. An Error-ridden Press Story Stated That He Had Played Summer Class D Baseball In North Carolina In 1909 And 1910, Earning Nominal Pay; The Piece Unleashed A Chain Of Events That Culminated In Thorpe Signing A Proffered Confession And Being Stripped Of His Olympic Honors. By Adopting An Equanim

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Author

Bruchac, Joseph, 1942-

Publisher

New York, NY: Dial Books/Walden Media

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9780142412336

Category

history

Subjects

Sports, Anthropology, Fiction

Rating

4.03 / 5 (165 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14