Native American son : the life and sporting legend of Jim Thorpe / Kate Buford.

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.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Buford, Kate
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.
Subjects:
Thorpe, Jim, > 1887-1953.
Athletes > United States > Biography.
Indigenous athletes > United States > Biography.
Genre:
Biography.
Physical Description:xii, 479 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format: Book

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505 0 |a Prologue -- Pt. I. THE RULES OF THE GAME. Beginnings : Oklahoma Territory : 1887-1904 -- Discovery : Winter 1904-Summer 1907 -- Warm-up : Fall 1907-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. 
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