1887-1953

Type: 
Person
Subfield: 
d
Alias: 
1887-1953

Bright path

young Jim Thorpe
2006
A biography of Jim Thorpe, an American Indian athlete, who became the star of the 1912 Olympics.

Jim & me

a baseball card adventure
2008
Joe and his longtime enemy, Bobby Fuller, use a vintage baseball card to travel in time, hoping to stop Jim Thorpe from participating in the 1912 Olympics and losing his medals, but instead they watch Thorpe struggle during his first season with the New York Giants.

Jim Thorpe

1994
Text and accompanying photographs discuss the life and achievements of the world's greatest athlete.

Jim Thorpe

original All-American
2006
A biographical novel in which Native American athlete and Olympic gold medalist Jim Thorpe discusses his life, focusing on the years he spent at Pennsylvania's Carlisle School where coach Pop Warner first recognized Thorpe's abilities.

Jim Thorpe

greatest athlete in the world
2008
A graphic novel biography of Jim Thorpe, the American athlete who won both the pentathlon and the decathlon in the 1912 Olympics as well as excelling in other sports.

Jim Thorpe

Olympic champion
1986
A biography of the American Indian known as one of the best all-round athletes in history, for his accomplishments as an Olympic medal winner as well as an outstanding professional football and basebell player.

Jim Thorpe, young athlete

1983
Traces the early life of the Oklahoma Indian farm boy who achieved a unique sports career as winner of Olympic gold medals in the pentathlon and decathlon and as a professional baseball and football player.

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - 1887-1953