Who was Jim Thorpe?

"While most athletes excel in just one sport, Jim Thorpe was different. Born in Oklahoma in 1887, he played both professional football and baseball, and ran track and field. Jim was not only a sports icon but also a trailblazer. Raised as part of the Sac and Fox tribal nation, he was the first Nativ...

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Main Author: Buckley, James, Jr., 1963- (Author)
Other Authors: Marchesi, Stephen (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin Workshop, [2023]
Series:Who was-- ?
Who HQ NOW.
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505 0 |a Who was Jim Thorpe? -- Bright path -- A star athlete emerges -- The 1912 Olympics -- No more medals -- Baseball and family -- Birth of the NFL -- In the movies -- Restoring a legacy -- Timelines. 
520 |a "While most athletes excel in just one sport, Jim Thorpe was different. Born in Oklahoma in 1887, he played both professional football and baseball, and ran track and field. Jim was not only a sports icon but also a trailblazer. Raised as part of the Sac and Fox tribal nation, he was the first Native American person to win an Olympic gold medal for the United States. And although his personal life was not always as successful as his career, Jim remains one of the greatest athletes in American history"--  |c Provided by publisher. 
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