Jim Thorpe: Olympic Champion (Childhood of Famous Americans)

by Jr. Guernsey Van Riper

Paperback, 1986

Status

Available

Local notes

921 THO

Barcode

5578

Collection

LS/GENERAL [#]

Tags

(921) BIOGRAPHY, Athletes, Olympics, Native American, Sports, Jim Thorpe 1887-1953, Short Biography (Small Green Dot), Historical Fiction, American History, Track and Field, Small Green Dot, *Native American, Pentathlon, Greek Games, Indigenous Peoples Day

Series

Childhood of Famous Americans II

Genres

Publication

Aladdin (1986), 192 pages

Description

A biography of the American Indian known as one of the best all-round athletes in history, for his accomplishments as an Olympic medal winner as well as an outstanding professional football and basebell player.

Subjects

Language

English

Original language

English

Physical description

192 p.; 5.31 inches

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Pages

192

Rating

½ (4 ratings; 3.8)

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