Jim Thorpe: The Legend Remembered

by Rosemary K. Updyke

Book Overview

The son of a Sac and Fox Indian father and a Potawatami Indian mother, Jim Wa-Tho-Huk Thorpe was born in Oklahoma in 1888. A natural athlete, he overcame family tragedies and hardships to become a star in three sports and win two Olympic gold medals.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1565545397
• ISBN13: 9781565545397
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
• Length: 106 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.6" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7