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Path lit by lightning : the life of Jim Thorpe Cover Image Book

Path lit by lightning : the life of Jim Thorpe / David Maraniss.

Life of Jim Thorpe (portion title)
Maraniss, David, (author.).

Summary:

Jim Thorpe rose to world fame as a mythic talent who excelled at every sport. Most famously, he won gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. A member of the Sac and Fox Nation, he was an All-American football player at the Carlisle Indian School, the star of the first class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and played major league baseball for John McGraw's New York Giants. Even in a golden age of sports celebrities, he was one of a kind. But despite his awesome talent, Thorpe's life was a struggle against the odds. At Carlisle, he faced the racist assimilationist philosophy "Kill the Indian, Save the Man." His gold medals were unfairly rescinded because he had played minor league baseball, and his supposed allies turned away from him when their own reputations were at risk. His later life was troubled by alcohol, broken marriages, and financial distress. He roamed from state to state and took bit parts in Hollywood, but even the film of his own life failed to improve his fortunes. But for all his travails, Thorpe survived, determined to shape his own destiny, his perseverance becoming another mark of his mythic stature--Publisher's description.

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  • ISBN: 9781476748412
  • ISBN: 1476748411
  • Physical Description: x, 659 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, [2022]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 575-628) and index (pages 631-659).
Formatted Contents Note:
"The stuff his people are made of" -- Path lit by lightning -- "This is the Indian's home" -- High jump -- Athletic duties above everything -- The newest star -- Railroaded -- Almost there -- Stockholm -- Near Custer's tomb -- Lo, the poor Indian! -- Among the giants -- Around the world -- The reckoning -- The myth of a vanishing race -- Never look up -- Gains -- Losses -- Gamblers -- Start to finish -- Oorang Indians -- Letters 1 -- Letters 2 -- World famous Indians -- Pick and shovel -- "A man has to keep hustling" -- Akapamata in Hollywood -- Never forgotten -- Road to utopia -- Thunderbirds -- "Have you seen the movie?" -- Waving good-bye -- Epilogue.
Citation/References Note:
Indexed in the Native American Artists Resource Collection Online, Billie Jane Baguley Library and Archives, Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona, at the artist name level (January 9, 2024) https://5019.sydneyplus.com/Heard_Museum_ArgusNET_Final/Portal.aspx

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Thorpe, Jim, 1887-1953.
Olympic athletes > United States > Biography.
Indian athletes > United States > Biography.
United States Indian School (Carlisle, Pa.) > History.
Athletes > United States > Biography.
Football players > United States > Biography.
Pro Football Hall of Fame (U.S.) > History.
Baseball players > United States > Biography.
New York Giants (Baseball team) > History.
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