Jim Thorpe, Original All-American Hardcover - 2006
by Joseph Bruchac
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
Jim Thorpe was one of the greatest athletes who ever lived. He playedprofessional football, Major League Baseball, and won Olympic goldmedals in track & field. But his life wasn't an easy one. Born on the Sacand Fox Reservation in 1887, he encountered much family tragedy, andwas sent as a young boy to various Indian boarding schools strict, coldinstitutions that didn't allow their students to hold on to their NativeAmerican languages and traditions. Jim ran away from school manytimes, until he found his calling at Pennsylvania's Carlisle Indian School.There, the now-legendary coach Pop Warner recognized Jim's athleticexcellence and welcomed him onto the football and track teams.
Focusing on Jim Thorpe's years at Carlisle, this book brings his early athleticcareer and especially his college football days to life, while alsodispelling some myths about him and movingly depicting the NativeAmerican experience at the turn of the twentieth century. This is a bookfor history buffs as well as sports fans an illuminating and lively readabout a truly great American.
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- Title Jim Thorpe, Original All-American
- Author Joseph Bruchac
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 4th Print
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 277
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Young Readers Group, N . Y.
- Date 2006
- Illustrated Yes
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0803731183I4N00
- ISBN 9780803731189 / 0803731183
- Weight 0.89 lbs (0.40 kg)
- Dimensions 8.6 x 5.74 x 1.08 in (21.84 x 14.58 x 2.74 cm)
- Ages 12 to UP years
- Grade levels 7 - UP
- Reading level 950
- Library of Congress subjects Thorpe, Jim, Athletes
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005032173
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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Summary
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 wasn’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 schools—strict, cold institutions that didn’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 Pennsylvania’s Carlisle Indian School. There, the now-legendary coach Pop Warner recognized Jim’s athletic excellence and welcomed him onto the football and track teams.
Focusing on Jim Thorpe’s years at Carlisle, this book brings his early athletic career—and especially his college football days—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 fans—an illuminating and lively read about a truly great American.
