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Jim Thorpe: Original All-American

by Joseph Bruchac

Jim Thorpe’s athletic career in its wider context

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Jim Thorpe’s athletic career in its wider context

Joseph Bruchac’s biography connects Jim Thorpe’s achievements in football, baseball, and Olympic track and field with his childhood on the Sac and Fox Reservation and his experiences at Indian boarding schools. The account traces his path to Carlisle School, where coach Pop Warner recognized his athletic ability, and notes that acclaim was followed by a period of disgrace. By placing sporting success alongside Thorpe’s Native American background and schooling, the book presents a life shaped by both public achievement and the pressures of its historical setting.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in biographies of athletes
  • Readers curious about Jim Thorpe’s career across several sports
  • Readers interested in Native American history as it relates to boarding schools

Themes

Athletic achievementNative American identityBoarding-school experiencesPublic acclaim and disgrace

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Book overview

Discover the incredible life of Jim Thorpe, an iconic American legend and one of the greatest athletes who ever lived.

"A superb blend of fiction and non-fiction, rooted in the author's usual careful research."--Kirkus Reviews

Jim Thorpe played professional football and major league baseball, and won Olympic gold medals in track and field. He'll be forever revered by the sports community and by his Native American community. Born on the Sac and Fox Reservation in 1887, Jim was sent as a young boy to various Indian boarding schools--strict, cold places that didn't allow their students to hold on to their Native American traditions. Jim ran away from school many times, until he found his calling at Pennsylvania's Carlisle School. There, coach Pop Warner recognized Jim's athletic excellence and welcomed him onto the football and track teams. Glory followed, as did a surprising disgrace.

But through everything, Jim was a person to admire--an engaging, spirited, and impressive young man. Told in Jim's voice, this is a rousing, fascinating read about a truly great American.
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