| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xii, 479 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Content type |
text txt rdacontent |
| Format |
volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [449]-458) and index. |
| Contents |
Pt. I. The rules of the game. Beginnings -- Oklahoma territory -- 1887-1904 ; Discovery -- Winter 1904-Summer 1907 ; Warm-up -- Fall 1970-Spring 1909 ; The minors -- Summer 1909-Summer 1911 ; Football phenom -- Fall 1911-Spring 1912 ; The most wonderful athlete in the world -- Summer-Fall 1912 -- pt. II. The professional. The public glare -- 1913-1914 ; The majors and Ohio -- 1915-1919 ; Out of the public glare -- 1920-1929 -- pt. III. Life after sports. Hollywood -- 1930-1939 ; Divorce, World War, and river rouge -- 1939-1945 ; Rediscovery -- 1945-1953 -- Epilogue : 1953-1983. |
| Summary |
The first comprehensive biography of the legendary figure who defined excellence in American sports: Jim Thorpe, arguably the greatest all-around athlete the United States has ever seen. |
| Subject |
Thorpe, Jim, 1887-1953.
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Athletes -- United States -- Biography.
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Indian athletes -- United States -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
9780375413247 |
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0375413243 |
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