Jim Thorpe: Olympic Champion

by Guernsey Van Riper Jr.

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.

Genres: Biography, Childrens

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1956

Reviews

[Tom · Rating 4 out of 5]

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.