Jim Thorpe : Olympic champion /
by Guernsey Van Riper, Jr. ; [illustrated by Gray Morrow].
- 1st Aladdin Paperbacks ed.
- New York : Aladdin Paperbacks, 1986, c1983.
- 192 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
- Childhood of famous Americans series .
Reprint. Originally published: Indianapolis : Bobbs-Merrill, c1983. (Childhood of famous Americans)
A biography of the American Indian known as one of the best all-round athletes in history, for his accomplishments as an Olympic medal winner as well as an outstanding professional football and basebell player.
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