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Native American Son: The Life and Sporting Legend of Jim Thorpe Buford, Kate
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- ISBN
- 9780803240896
- Book Title
- Native American Son : the Life and Sporting Legend of Jim Thorpe
- Item Length
- 8.9in
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Publication Year
- 2012
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.3in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography
- Topic
- Sports
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 24.7 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 528 Pages
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The first comprehensive biography of the legendary figure who defined excellence in American sports: Jim Thorpe, arguably the greatest all-around athlete in U.S. history. With clarity and an eye for detail, Kate Buford traces the pivotal moments of Thorpe's incomparable career: growing up in the tumultuous Indian Territory of Oklahoma; leading the Carlisle Indian Industrial School football team to victories against the country's finest college teams; winning gold medals in the 1912 Olympics pentathlon and decathlon; defining the burgeoning sport of professional football; and playing long, often successful--and previously unexamined--years in professional baseball. At the same time, however, Buford recounts the difficulties Thorpe faced as a Native American. We also see the infamous loss of his Olympic medals, stripped from him because he had previously played professional baseball, an event that would haunt Thorpe for the rest of his life. We see his struggles with alcoholism and personal misfortune, and how he came to distrust many of the hands extended to him. We learn the details of his vigorous advocacy for Native American rights while he chased a Hollywood career, and the truth behind the supposed reinstatement of his Olympic record in 1982. Here is the story of a complex, iconoclastic, profoundly talented man whose life encompassed both tragic limitations and truly extraordinary achievements.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
ISBN-10
0803240899
ISBN-13
9780803240896
eBay Product ID (ePID)
112174126
Product Key Features
Book Title
Native American Son : the Life and Sporting Legend of Jim Thorpe
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Sports
Publication Year
2012
Genre
Biography & Autobiography
Number of Pages
528 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.9in
Item Height
1.3in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
24.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Gv697.T5b84 2012
Reviews
"[Buford lays a firm, clear historical groundwork for the reservation life and Indian world in which Thorpe grew up in Oklahoma. . . . [It brims with life in its depiction of Hollywood during the 1930s and '40s. . . . Through Thorpe's struggles and striving, Buford recreates this period of Los Angeles history in all its glorious strangeness."- New York Times (Editors' Choice), "Impeccably researched. . . . This retrospective is not the first to tackle the complex life of Jim Thorpe, but it's the most comprehensive. . . . [It] captures Thorpe's breathtaking highs and heartrending lows."- Kirkus, "[Buford knows about mythic heroes and draws a complex portrait of Jim Thorpe: from his superhuman athletic talents to his all-too-human flaws."- Washington Post, "This is the definitive biography of a legendary figure in American history, in and out of sports. . . . Essential."- Library Journal, "A full account of the legend and tragedy of Native American sportsman Jim Thorpe . . . Buford's account brims with detail, all of it relevant to the telling."- Booklist, "Impeccably researched. . . . This retrospective is not the first to tackle the complex life of Jim Thorpe, but it's the most comprehensive. . . . [It captures Thorpe's breathtaking highs and heartrending lows."- Kirkus, "[Buford] knows about mythic heroes and draws a complex portrait of Jim Thorpe: from his superhuman athletic talents to his all-too-human flaws."- Washington Post, "[Buford] lays a firm, clear historical groundwork for the reservation life and Indian world in which Thorpe grew up in Oklahoma. . . . [It] brims with life in its depiction of Hollywood during the 1930s and '40s. . . . Through Thorpe's struggles and striving, Buford recreates this period of Los Angeles history in all its glorious strangeness."- New York Times (Editors' Choice), "A professional biography has proved what sound research and skillful writing can do: reveal a singular man, animate the times of his life, and illuminate the complexities of our world today, which Jim Thorpe helped to shape."- American Heritage
Table of Content
Prologue PART I - THE RULES OF THE GAME Chapter One: Beginnings - Oklahoma Territory - 1887-1904 Chapter Two: Discovery - Winter 1904-Summer 1907 Chapter Three: Warm-up - Fall 1907-Spring 1909 Chapter Four: The Minors - Summer 1909-Summer 1911 Chapter Five: Football Phenom - Fall 1911-Spring 1912 Chapter Six: The Most Wonderful Athlete in the World - Summer-Fall 1912 PART II - THE PROFESSIONAL Chapter Seven: The Public Glare - 1913-1914 Chapter Eight: The Majors and Ohio - 1915-1919 Chapter Nine: Out of the Public Glare - 1920-1929 PART III - LIFE AFTER SPORTS Chapter Ten: Hollywood - 1930-1939 Chapter Eleven: Divorce, World War, and River Rouge - 1939-1945 Chapter Twelve: Rediscovery - 1945-1953 Epilogue - 1953-1983 Acknowledgments Notes Selected Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2012
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2011-041460
Dewey Decimal
796.092 B
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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