All American The Rise and Fall of Jim Thorpe |
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| Author:
| Crawford, Bill |
| ISBN: | 978-0-471-55732-6 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2004 |
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons Canada, Limited
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $36.95 |
Book Description:
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The first major biography in more than a decade of the great Native American athleteJim Thorpe (1888-1953) is arguably the twentieth century's greatest athlete, the only man in history to play on a World Series baseball team and on a championship football team as well as winning gold medals in the Olympics.
The first major biography in more than a decade of the great Native American athleteJim Thorpe (1888-1953) is arguably the twentieth century's greatest athlete, the only man in history to play on a World Series baseball team and on a championship football team as well as winning gold medals in the Olympics.