Jim Thorpe the world's greatest athlete

Jim Thorpe the world's greatest athlete /

This is a film about a man who used his amazing physical prowess as a way to affirm his American Indian identity in the face of unrelenting efforts to eradicate Native American culture. Jim Thorpe, The World's Greatest Athlete. It is the first documentary film to tell the story of Thorpe's...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Moira Productions, Dateline Productions, Vision Maker Video (Firm), Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Other Authors: Weidlinger, Tom, Bruchac, Joseph, 1942-, Bogas, Ed
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: Berkley, CA : Lincoln, NE : Moira Productions; Distributed by Visionmaker Video, c2009
Subjects:
Thorpe, Jim, > 1887-1953.
Thorpe, Jim, > 1887-1953 > Biography.
Athletes > Biography.
Indians of North America > Biography.
Biographical films.
Documentary films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Table of Contents:
  • Original feature film
  • Optional audio feature commentary with filmmakers Tom Weidlinger and Joseph Bruchac (86 min. version only)
  • 56 minute TV version
  • 79-page study guide (PDF)
  • weblinks.
  • Origins
  • School
  • Rising star
  • Olympics
  • Baseball & 1st family
  • Football & 2nd family
  • Hollywood and beyond.

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