The Resource Path lit by lightning : the life of Jim Thorpe, David Maraniss
Path lit by lightning : the life of Jim Thorpe, David Maraniss
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The item Path lit by lightning : the life of Jim Thorpe, David Maraniss represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Oshkosh Public Library.
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- Summary
- Jim Thorpe rose to world fame as a mythic talent who excelled at every sport. 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, in the first class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and played major league baseball for the New York Giants. But despite his colossal skills, Thorpe's life was a struggle against the odds. As a member of the Sac and Fox Nation, he encountered duplicitous authorities who turned away from him when their reputations were at risk. At Carlisle, he dealt with the racist assimilationist philosophy Kill the Indian, Save the Man. His gold medals were unfairly rescinded because he had played minor league baseball. His later life was troubled by alcohol, broken marriages, and financial distress. But for all his travails, Thorpe did not succumb. The man survived, complications and all, and so did the myth
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- x, 659 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781476748412
- Label
- Path lit by lightning : the life of Jim Thorpe
- Title
- Path lit by lightning
- Title remainder
- the life of Jim Thorpe
- Statement of responsibility
- David Maraniss
- Title variation
- Life of Jim Thorpe
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Jim Thorpe rose to world fame as a mythic talent who excelled at every sport. 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, in the first class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and played major league baseball for the New York Giants. But despite his colossal skills, Thorpe's life was a struggle against the odds. As a member of the Sac and Fox Nation, he encountered duplicitous authorities who turned away from him when their reputations were at risk. At Carlisle, he dealt with the racist assimilationist philosophy Kill the Indian, Save the Man. His gold medals were unfairly rescinded because he had played minor league baseball. His later life was troubled by alcohol, broken marriages, and financial distress. But for all his travails, Thorpe did not succumb. The man survived, complications and all, and so did the myth
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- YDX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Maraniss, David
- Dewey number
- 796.092
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Thorpe, Jim
- Athletes
- Indian athletes
- Football players
- Sports stories
- Football stories
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Path lit by lightning : the life of Jim Thorpe, David Maraniss
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 575-628) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1281585268
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- x, 659 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781476748412
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1281585268
- Label
- Path lit by lightning : the life of Jim Thorpe, David Maraniss
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 575-628) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1281585268
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- x, 659 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781476748412
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1281585268
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