Who was Jim Thorpe?, by James Buckley, Jr. ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi
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Who was Jim Thorpe?, by James Buckley, Jr. ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi
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eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (page108)
resource.biographical
individual biography
Illustrations
mapsillustrations
Index
no index present
Intended audience
Ages 8-12, Penguin Workshop
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Who was Jim Thorpe?
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
by James Buckley, Jr. ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi
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Who was?
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
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
Target audience
juvenile
resource.variantTitle
Jim Thorpe
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Contributor
Creator
Subject
- Biographies
- Juvenile works
- Athletes -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Sauk Indians (Algonquian)
- Indian athletes
- Sauk Indians (Algonquian) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Fox Indians -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Thorpe, Jim, 1887-1953 -- Juvenile literature
- Sauk Indians (Algonquian) -- Biography
- Football players -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Football players
- Baseball players -- United States -- Biography
- Thorpe, Jim, 1887-1953
- Baseball players
- Athletes -- United States -- Biography
- Fox Indians -- Biography
- United States
- Indian athletes -- United States -- Biography
- Indian athletes -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Fox Indians
- Baseball players -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Athletes
- Football players -- United States -- Biography
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- Has instance2
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor1
- Creator1
- Genre2
- Subject23
- Biographies
- Juvenile works
- Athletes -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Sauk Indians (Algonquian)
- Indian athletes
- Sauk Indians (Algonquian) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Fox Indians -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Thorpe, Jim, 1887-1953 -- Juvenile literature
- Sauk Indians (Algonquian) -- Biography
- Football players -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Football players
- Baseball players -- United States -- Biography
- Thorpe, Jim, 1887-1953
- Baseball players
- Athletes -- United States -- Biography
- Fox Indians -- Biography
- United States
- Indian athletes -- United States -- Biography
- Indian athletes -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Fox Indians
- Baseball players -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Athletes
- Football players -- United States -- Biography
- Content3
- Author1
- Illustrator1
- Is Part Of1