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Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe Maraniss David A riveting new biography of America's greatest all-around athlete by the bestselling author of the classic biography When Pride Still…
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Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe Maraniss David
A riveting new biography of America's greatest all-around athlete 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. Even in a golden age of sports celebrities, he was one of a kind.But despite his colossal skills, Thorpe's life was a struggle against the odds. He won gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, 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.
At Carlisle, he dealt with the racist assimilationist philosophy "Kill the Indian, Save As a member of the Sac and Fox Nation, he encountered duplicitous authorities who turned away from him when their reputations were at risk.
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