Jim Thorpe : world's greatest athlete / by Robert W. Wheeler ; updated with a preface by Robert W. Wheeler and Florence Ridlon.
Título:
Jim Thorpe : world's greatest athlete / by Robert W. Wheeler ; updated with a preface by Robert W. Wheeler and Florence Ridlon.
ISBN:
9780806194240
Autor personal:
Edición:
Updated edition.
Información de publicación:
Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, 2023.
©2023
Descripción física:
xlviii, 333 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm
Nota general:
Published in 1975 under title: Pathway to glory.
Contenido:
A Vigorous Youth -- It Is Not Always Size That Counts -- Carlisle Indian School -- Glenn S. "Pop" Warner -- Nobody Is Going to Tackle Jim -- Natural Athletic Talent -- The Theoretical Superplayer -- The Greatest Athlete -- Gridiron Battles on Equal Terms -- Wise in the Ways of the World -- Unbounded Good Nature and Unlimited Courage -- Professional Football in Swaddling Clothes -- Just Remember You're a Thorpe -- Reinstatement -- Retrospect.
Síntesis:
A biography of early twentieth-century Native American athlete Jim Thorpe, discussing his school years, his participation in amateur sports, his Olympic wins in 1912, and his professional baseball and football careers.
Materia personal:
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DAK_OCLC_NUMBER:
on1410514144
Disponibilidad:
Burnsville - Burnhaven~1
Rosemount - Robert Trail~1
Eagan - Wescott~1
Hastings - Pleasant Hill~1
