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Jim Thorpe: Olympic Champion
Jim Olympic Champion is Guemsey Van Riper Jr.'s biography of a world-class athlete.
A biography of the Native American 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.
A biography of the Native American 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.
192 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1956
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October 6, 2009
I loved the Childhood of Famous American Series. I borrowed them from the library of St. Patrick's School in Elkhorn Wisconsin in about 1968.
August 31, 2020
The best book about Jim Thorpe! So many modern books tell the facts of his life, this is a living book! It shared emotions, games, friendship, feelings... I love vintage books for this reason. It's not about learning the timeline of someone's life, it's about learning this story. This is a great addition to my Oklahoma history curriculum.
August 20, 2016
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