Jim Thorpe
By: [written by John Norwood Fago ; illustrated by Frank Redondo]. Althea Gibson / [written by John Norwood Fago ; illustrated by Fred Carrillo].
Contributors: Redondo, Frank.; Fago, John Norwood.; Carrillo, Fred.
Series: Pendulum illustrated biography series : Sports
Publisher: Pendulum Press
Published: 1979
Place of publication: West Haven, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 63
Subjects: Thorpe, Jim, 1887-1953 -- Juvenile literature.; Gibson, Althea, 1927- -- Juvenile literature.; Thorpe, Jim, 1887-1953.; Gibson, Althea, 1927-; Athletes -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Indian athletes -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Indians of North America -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; African American athletes -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Athletes.; Indians of North America -- Biography.; African Americans -- Biography.; Cartoons and comics.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography; Biography.
Description: Presents in comic strip form the lives and careers of two members of minority groups who struggled against all odds to become outstanding athletes.