thorpe, jim

A biography of Native American athlete Jim Thorpe, focusing on how his boyhood education set the stage for his athletic achievements which gained him international fame and Olympic gold medals. Author's note details Thorpe's life after college.

Examines the life of the American Indian who earned fame as one of the nation's greatest all-around athletes.

Text and photographs present a biography of the American Indian known as one of the best all-round athletes in history for his accomplishments as an Olympic medal winner and as an outstanding professional football and baseball player.

Chronicles the life and accomplishments of Jim Thorpe, a Native American athlete from the early twentieth century who won gold medals for the decathlon and pentathlon in the 1912 Olympics, and went on to play professional baseball, football, and basketball.

A biography of the American Indian known as one of the the best all-around athletes in history, for his accomplishments as an Olympic medal winner as well as an outstanding professional football and baseball player.

A biography of athlete Jim Thorpe, discussing his childhood in Indian Territory in Oklahoma, his achievements on the Carlisle Indian Industrial School football team, his Olympic gold medals in the pentathlon and decathlon, his personal trials, and the challenges he faced as a Native American in the early twentieth century.

Chronicles the life of Olympic athlete Jim Thorpe, discussing his gold medal races at the Olympics, his successful football career, the events that caused him to be stripped of his medals and banned from intercollegiate track and football, and impact on American sports' history.

A biography of the American Indian who won gold medals in the pentathlon and decathlon at the 1912 Olympics and played both professional baseball and football.

A biography of Jim Thorpe, an American Indian athlete, who became the star of the 1912 Olympics.

Joe and his longtime enemy, Bobby Fuller, use a vintage baseball card to travel in time, hoping to stop Jim Thorpe from participating in the 1912 Olympics and losing his medals, but instead they watch Thorpe struggle during his first season with the New York Giants.