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Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe
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One of the greatest athletes of our time, Jim Thorpe excelled in any sport he played. However, Thorpe did not live an easy life. Thorpe struggled against racism, alcoholism, and financial problems. His gold medals were stripped from him because he was Native American. Despite all these hardships, Thorpe persisted. David Maraniss does a wonderful job capturing Jim Thorpe as a man, rather than Jim Thorpe as an athlete.
A biography of Jim Thorpe, the Native American sports icon and Olympic champion, that “goes beyond the myth and into the guts of Thorpe’s life, using extensive research, historical nuance, and bittersweet honesty” (Los Angeles Times), by the bestselling author of the classic biography When Pride Still Mattered.
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 membe...
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 membe...
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