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Author:

Buckley, James, Jr., 1963- author.

Title:

Who was Jim Thorpe? / by James Buckley, Jr. ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi.

Publisher:

Penguin Workshop,

Copyright Date:

2023

Description:

108 pages cm.

Subject:

Thorpe, Jim,--1887-1953--Juvenile literature.
Indian athletes--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Athletes--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Football players--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Baseball players--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Sauk Indians (Algonquian)--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.

Other Authors:

Marchesi, Stephen, illustrator.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

Who was Jim Thorpe? -- Bright path -- A star athlete emerges -- The 1912 Olympics -- No more medals -- Baseball and family -- Birth of the NFL -- In the movies -- Restoring a legacy -- Timelines.

Summary:

"While most athletes excel in just one sport, Jim Thorpe was different. Born in Oklahoma in 1887, he played both professional football and baseball, and ran track and field. Jim was not only a sports icon but also a trailblazer. Raised as part of the Sac and Fox tribal nation, he was the first Native American person to win an Olympic gold medal for the United States. And although his personal life was not always as successful as his career, Jim remains one of the greatest athletes in American history"-- Provided by publisher.

Series:

Who Was Series

ISBN:

0399542647
9780399542640
0399542639
9780399542633

LCCN:

2023010124

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