Jim Thorpe
Subtitle: "There's no such thing as 'can't'"
By: Michael A. Schuman.
Series: Americans: the spirit of a nation
Publisher: Enslow Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Berkeley Heights, NJ
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780766030213
Subjects: Thorpe, Jim, -- 1887-1953 -- Juvenile literature; Athletes -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Indian athletes -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography
Description: "Explores the life of world class athlete Jim Thorpe, including his childhood and American Indian background, his amateur and professional athletic career, and the legacy he left behind"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Fit for a king; title: At home on the prairie; title: To the gridiron; title: Shining at Carlisle; title: The lure of the diamond; title: "Let's show the Army what the Indians can do"; title: "They're mine, chief, I won them fair and square"; title: "Jim sits with me"; title: Officially the greatest.