All American
Subtitle: the rise and fall of Jim Thorpe
By: Bill Crawford
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
Subjects: Athletes; Indian athletes; Biography
Description: Chronicles the life of Olympic athlete Jim Thorpe, discussing his gold medal races at the Olympics, his successful football career, the events that caused him to be stripped of his medals and banned from intercollegiate track and football, and impact on American sports' history.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-270) and index.
Table of contents: title: American airedale; title: An incorrigible youngster; title: Men born shaggy; title: Oklahoma buckaroo; title: The "hunchback" play; title: "White man bathed in red"; title: "Athletocracy"; title: "Run fast good"; title: A perfect football machine; title: Spreading the wealth; title: The Olympic idea; title: Starting halfback; title: Rocky mount railroader; title: Marvel of the age; title: The greatest athlete in the world; title: All-American; title: The swindle; title: A man with no principle; title: Masters of the white man's game; title: Afterword : the continuing problem of "amateur" athletics.