A biography of early twentieth-century Native American athlete Jim Thorpe, discussing his school years, his participation in amateur sports, his Olympic wins in 1912, and his professional baseball and football careers.
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A biography of early twentieth-century Native American athlete Jim Thorpe, discussing his school years, his participation in amateur sports, his Olympic wins in 1912, and his professional baseball and football careers.
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Add this copy of Jim Thorpe: World's Greatest Athlete to cart. $47.00, very good condition, Sold by The Book Bin rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Salem, OR, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by University of Oklahoma Press.
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Very Good in Good jacket. Size: 9x7x1; First printing of revised edition, 1979. Inscribed on ffep to previous owner by Bob Wheeler dated March 4, 1980. Black cloth boards very good with light edge wear. Faint drink ring stain to front panel. Bumps to spine tips. Spine square. Binding sound. Dust jacket good only with tattered edges, scuffs, stains and sunning. Interior clean. Text unmarked.
Add this copy of Jim Thorpe: World's Greatest Athlete to cart. $29.99, very good condition, Sold by Bookmarc's rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from La Porte, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by University of Oklahoma Press.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. BO5-A revised edition hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping, crease and few tiny tears on the edges and corners, fading on the spine, chipping on the right side, scattered light scratches, rubbing and scuffing, light tanning and shelf wear. Book lightly bowed, some bumped corners, wrinkling on the spine edges, light tanning and shelf wear. 8.5"x5.75", 320 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Jim Thorpe (James Francis Thorpe) was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. A citizen of the Sac and Fox Nation, Thorpe was the first Native American to win a gold medal for the United States in the Olympics. Considered one of the most versatile athletes of modern sports, he won two Olympic gold medals in the 1912 Summer Olympics (one in classic pentathlon and the other in decathlon). He also played football (collegiate and professional), professional baseball, and professional basketball.
