Who was Jim Thorpe?

Who was Jim Thorpe?

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"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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Buckley, James, Jr., 1963- (Author)
Other Authors: Marchesi, Stephen (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin Workshop, [2023]
Series:Who was-- ?
Who HQ NOW.
Subjects:
Thorpe, Jim, > 1887-1953 > Juvenile literature.
Thorpe, Jim, > 1887-1953.
Indian athletes > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Athletes > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Football players > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Baseball players > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Sauk Indians (Algonquian) > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Fox Indians > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Indian athletes > Biography.
Athletes.
Football players.
Baseball players.
Sauk Indians (Algonquian) > Biography.
Fox Indians > Biography.
Indians > Biography.
Biographies.
Table of 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.

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