All American : the rise and fall of Jim Thorpe / Bill Crawford.
All American : the rise and fall of Jim Thorpe / Bill Crawford.
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Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., c2005.
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N796.092/3
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English
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Physical content
iv, 284 p. : ill., ports ; 25 cm.
Contents
American airedale -- An incorrigible youngster -- Men born shaggy -- Oklahoma buckaroo -- The hunchback play -- White man bathed in red -- Athletocracy -- Run fast good -- A perfect football machine -- Spreading the wealth -- The olympic idea -- Starting half back -- Rocky mount railroader -- Marvel...
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Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., c2005.
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
c2005.
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And he recounts Thorpe's astonishing triumphs of 1911-1912, when he led the Carlisle Indian football squad through two triumphant seasons - including victories over Harvard and West Point - and topped it all off with two gold medals at the Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden."--BOOK JACKET....
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All American : the rise and fall of Jim Thorpe / Bill Crawford.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2005.
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N796.092/3
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74VKDlNB2KLd
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0471557323 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780471557326 (cloth)
0471557323 (cloth)
9780471557326 (cloth : alk. paper)
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796.092
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991019154779702626
