Focusing on Jim Thorpe’s years at Carlisle, this book brings his early athletic career—and especially his college football days—to life, while also dispelling some myths about him and movingly depicting the Native American experience at the turn of the twentieth century. This is a book for history buffs as well as sports fans—an illuminating and lively read about a truly great American.
Focusing on Jim Thorpe’s years at Carlisle, this book brings his early athletic career—and especially his college football days—to life, while also dispelling some myths about him and movingly depicting the Native American experience at the turn of the twentieth century. This is a book for history buffs as well as sports fans—an illuminating and lively read about a truly great American.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781440651670 |
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Publisher: | Penguin Young Readers Group |
Publication date: | 10/02/2008 |
Sold by: | Penguin Group |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 288 |
Sales rank: | 295,077 |
Lexile: | 950L (what's this?) |
File size: | 870 KB |
Age Range: | 12 Years |