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Most biographies of Jim Thorpe 18881953 emphasize his Olympic glory and his remarkable abilities in track and football Thorpes 1912 gold medals in the decathalon and pentathalon and his talent on the gridiron rank him high among outstanding athletes of the twentieth century That Thorpe also played brilliantly on the baseball diamond is an often overlooked facet of his career This narrative of Thorpes rise and fall in American sports pays particular attention to his time in the major and minor leagues including his stormy relationship with New York Giants manager John McGraw and baseballs role in stripping Thorpe of his Olympic medals By chronicling Thorpes involvement in baseball football and track concurrently this profile offers a complete portrait of one of the most versatile athletes in sports history
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Many consider him the finest allaround American athlete ever From baseball to football this Olympic champion made his mark
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At the beginning of the Roaring Twenties the NFL was just a footnote within the landscape of American sports The early pro game was played on dirt fields by vagabond athletes who would beat up or punch out their opponent for fifty dollars a game But one team was different than the rest the Oorang Indians Comprised entirely of Native Americans and led by star athlete Jim Thorpe the Oorang Indians were an instant hit in almost every city they visitedIn Walter Lingo Jim Thorpe and the Oorang Indians How a Dog Kennel Owner Created the NFLs Most Famous Traveling Team NFL historian Chris Willis tells the story of this unique and fascinating part of professional football history In 1922 Walter Lingo a dog kennel owner from tiny La Rue Ohio joined forces with Jim Thorpe the countrys greatest athlete to create the Oorang Indians Willis recounts how Lingo used the football team the star attraction of playercoach Thorpe and the all NativeAmerican squad to help advertise his kennel and sell dogs putting the small town of La Rue on the map With the complete cooperation of the Lingo family and unlimited access to family photos and archives Walter Lingo Jim Thorpe and the Oorang Indians provides an upclose and behindthescenes view into the making of this littleknown team It is a remarkable story that will be enjoyed by football fans and historians alike
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Very Enjoyable read It is written for young readers so it doesnt take too long to read I read a 4th printing 1969 Archway Books edition This book was originally printed in 1951
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Tells of the childhood and young adulthood of the American Indian athlete whose 1912 Olympic gold medals were forfeited and returned to his family only in 1982
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Book is in UsedVeryGood condition Pages and cover are clean and intact Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting 108
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Jim Thorpes childhood was a mix of hard work in the outdoors and a succession of militarystrict 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 highjump recorda 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
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Jim Thorpes parents knew he was special from the day he was born When they held him and his twin brother Charlie his mother noticed how the light shone on the road to their cabin She gave Jim an extra name WaThaHuck or Bright PathJim developed his athletic skills early on playing outdoors and hunting with his father and brother But when Jim was sent to Indian Boarding Schools he was confined to stiff uniforms and strict rules While he struggled in academics he always excelled in sports As Jim moved from school to school over the years overcoming family tragedies he always remembered the encouragement of his brother and the words of his fatherthat the white mans knowledge was necessary for him and his people to surviveJim Thorpes Bright Path takes a fresh look at a worldrenowned sports hero and allows the reader to meet the person behind the celebrated athlete Thorpes story of determination and perseverance will resonate with every child who dreams of finding his or her own bright path
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The best of the athletic boys The white mans impact on Jim Thorpe
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Born in 1888 in Oklahoma Territory Jim Thorpe was a Sac and Fox Indian After attending the Sac and Fox agency school and Haskell Indian Junior College in Lawrence Kansas he transferred to Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania At Carlisle he led the football team to victories over some of the nations best college teamsArmy Navy Pittsburgh Syracuse Pennsylvania and Nebraska In 1912 he participated in the Olympic Games in Stockholm winning both the decathlon and pentathlon It was then that King Gustav V of Sweden dubbed him the worlds greatest athlete Between 1913 and 1919 Thorpe played professional baseball for the New York Giants the Cincinnati Reds and the Boston Braves In 1915 he began playing professional football with the Canton Ohio Bulldogs When the top teams were organized into the American Professional Football Association in 1920 Thorpe was named the first president of the league which was renamed the National Football League in 1922 Throughout his career he excelled in every sport he played earning King Gustavs accolade many times over
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At the beginning of the Roaring Twenties the NFL was just a footnote within the landscape of American sports The early pro game was played on dirt fields by vagabond athletes who would beat up or punch out their opponent for fifty dollars a game But one team was different than the rest the Oorang Indians Comprised entirely of Native Americans and led by star athlete Jim Thorpe the Oorang Indians were an instant hit in almost every city they visitedIn Walter Lingo Jim Thorpe and the Oorang Indians How a Dog Kennel Owner Created the NFLs Most Famous Traveling Team NFL historian Chris Willis tells the story of this unique and fascinating part of professional football history In 1922 Walter Lingo a dog kennel owner from tiny La Rue Ohio joined forces with Jim Thorpe the countrys greatest athlete to create the Oorang Indians Willis recounts how Lingo used the football team the star attraction of playercoach Thorpe and the all NativeAmerican squad to help advertise his kennel and sell dogs putting the small town of La Rue on the map With the complete cooperation of the Lingo family and unlimited access to family photos and archives Walter Lingo Jim Thorpe and the Oorang Indians provides an upclose and behindthescenes view into the making of this littleknown team It is a remarkable story that will be enjoyed by football fans and historians alike
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Shadow of the Almighty is a modern classic story of faithfulness obedience and martyrdom It is the bestselling account of the martyrdom of Jim Elliot and four other missionaries at the hands of the Huaorani Indians in EcuadorShadow of the Almighty has inspired Christians since its first publication in 1958 Elisabeth Elliot makes full use of Jims revealing diaries to fill in the details of a life completely committed to Gods serviceThis story was reintroduced to todays audiences in 2006 thanks to the release of the film End of the Spear which tells for the first time the killings from the perspective of the Huaorani
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New York Times bestselling author Scott Eyman tells the story of the remarkable friendship of two Hollywood legends who though different in many ways maintained a close friendship that endured all of lifes twists and turns Henry Fonda and James Stewart were two of the biggest stars in Hollywood for forty years They became friends and then roommates as stage actors in New York and when they began making films in Hollywood they roomed together again Between them they made such memorable films as The Grapes of Wrath Mister Roberts Twelve Angry Men and On Golden Pond and Mr Smith Goes to Washington Destry Rides Again The Philadelphia Story Its a Wonderful Life Vertigo and Rear Window They got along famously with a shared interest in elaborate practical jokes and model airplanes among other things Fonda was a liberal Democrat Stewart a conservative Republican but after one memorable blowup over politics they agreed never to discuss that subject again Fonda was a ladies man who was married five times Stewart remained married to the same woman for fortyfive years Both men volunteered during World War II and were decorated for their service When Stewart returned home still unmarried he once again moved in with Fonda his wife and his two children Jane and Peter who knew him as Uncle Jimmy For Hank and Jim biographer and film historian Scott Eyman spoke with Fondas widow and children as well as three of Stewarts children plus actors and directors who had worked with the menin addition to doing extensive archival research to get the full details of their time together This is not another Hollywood story but a fascinating portrait of an extraordinary friendship that lasted through war marriages children careers and everything else
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