Bright Path
Young Jim Thorpe
Brown, Don
School and Library
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BOOK SUMMARY
Jim Thorpe's childhood was a mix of hard work in the outdoors and a succession of military-strict "Indian Schools" that relentlessly imposed white culture on Native American children. Then in 1907, wearing overalls and a work shirt, he effortlessly broke
BOOK SYNOPSIS
Jim Thorpe's childhood was a mix of hard work in the outdoors and a succession of military-strict "Indian Schools" that relentlessly imposed white culture on Native American children. Then in 1907, wearing overalls and a work shirt, he effortlessly broke his school high-jump record--a feat that launched a remarkable athletic career in track, football, and baseball, culminating at the 1912 Olympics, where Thorpe won the decathlon with a world record score that would stand for almost 20 years and the pentathlon with a points total that would never be beaten.
AUTHOR BIO
Don Brown is the author and illustrator of more than a dozen picture book biographies. His subjects have included explorers, scientists, astronauts, aviation pioneers, moviemakers, religious leaders, and many others. He lives with his family on Long Island, New York.
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 1596430419
ISBN(13-digit): 9781596430419
Dewey Decimal: 796/.092
Library of Congress: 2005022029
Book Publisher: Henry Holt & Co
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 40
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