Isbn: 9780375413247 - native american son: the life and sporting legend of jim thorpe (24 risultati)

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Hardback. Condizione: Good. The first comprehensive biography of the legendary figure who defined excellence in American sports: Jim Thorpe, arguably the greatest all-around athlete in U.S. history. With clarity and an eye for detail, Kate Buford traces the pivotal moments of Thorpe's incomparable career: growing up in the tumultuous Indian Territory of Oklahoma; leading the Carlisle Indian Industrial School football team to victories against the country's finest college teams; winning gold medals in the 1912 Olympics pentathlon and decathlon; defining the burgeoning sport of professional football; and playing long, often successful--and previously unexamined--years in professional baseball. At the same time, however, Buford recounts the difficulties Thorpe faced as a Native American. We also see the infamous loss of his Olympic medals, stripped from him because he had previously played professional baseball, an event that would haunt Thorpe for the rest of his life. We see his struggles with alcoholism and personal misfortune, and how he came to distrust many of the hands extended to him. We learn the details of his vigorous advocacy for Native American rights while he chased a Hollywood career, and the truth behind the supposed reinstatement of his Olympic record in 1982. Here is the story of a complex, iconoclastic, profoundly talented man whose life encompassed both tragic limitations and truly extraordinary achievements.…

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Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Chronicles defining moments in the career of the preeminent American athlete, from his contributions to college football and gold-medal wins at the 1912 Olympics to his role in shaping professional football and baseball, in a portrait that also discusses his private struggles and political views. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Former library book. Mylar protector included. Significant damage due to wetness. Boards are moderate to severely edgeworn. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Edition. Stated first edition. No additional printings are listed. Clean text. Solid binding. The spine ends are creased. The front/lower corner is bumped. The top board edges have shallow shelf bumps. The DJ has no tears or chips.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($35.00 price intact). Published by Knopf, 2010. Octavo. Book is very good. Dust jacket is very good, small tear at top of where front panel and spine meet. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. fine, retired library copy.

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Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 496 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Remainder mark on bottom edge page block, otherwise, clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 470157.

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Condizione: very good, fair to good. First Edition. 479, illus., notes, selected bibliography, index, DJ soiled and somewhat worn: small edge tears/rough spots. Inscribed by the author in black marker--some of the marker has "bled" to the following two pages. Jim Thorpe was arguably the greatest all-around American athlete. One of the most versatile athletes in modern sports, he won Olympic medals in pentathlon and decathlon, played American football (collegiate and professional), and also played professional baseball (with the NY Giants and the Cincinnati Reds) and professional basketball. He was a vigorous advocate for Native American rights.…

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Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. Presentation copy signed by author below her name on title page. Signed by Author(s).

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Hardcover. Condizione: Near fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near fine. First edition. A wonderful association copy, inscribed in a bold Sharpie on the title page: "To Scott Momaday, with profound thanks for a wonderful blurb and support of this book! Kate Burford." Momaday was the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for House of the Rising Dawn in 1969 and a key figure of the literary Native American Renaissance. His blurb is on the back of the jacket: "As an athlete, Jim Thorpe was a force of nature. His achievements, across the board, remain unsurpassed. For many years we have needed a fair and comprehensive story of his life. Now we have it. Kate Buford's biography of Thorpe is a first-rate example of the genre. She has written-with clarity, insight, objectivity, and inspiration-a definitive work. Here is an evocation of triumph and tragedy, ans a uniquely American story." Buford is an acclaimed journalist and commentator for NPR. A very near fine book with light nudging to spine crown; in a near fine jacket with minor wear to corners. More about the book: "The first comprehensive biography of the legendary figure who defined excellence in American sports: Jim Thorpe, arguably the greatest all-around athlete the United States has ever seen. "With clarity and a fine eye for detail, Kate Buford traces the pivotal moments of Thorpe's incomparable career: growing up in the tumultuous Indian Territory of Oklahoma; leading the Carlisle Indian Industrial School football team, coached by the renowned 'Pop' Warner, to victories against the country's finest college teams; winning gold medals in the 1912 Olympics pentathlon and decathlon; defining the burgeoning sport of professional football and helping to create what would become the National Football League; and playing long, often successful-and previously unexamined-years in professional baseball. "But, at the same time, Buford vividly depicts the difficulties Thorpe faced as a Native American-and a Native American celebrity at that-early in the twentieth century. We also see the infamous loss of his Olympic medals, stripped from him because he had previously played professional baseball, an event that would haunt Thorpe for the rest of his life. We see his struggles with alcoholism and personal misfortune, losing his first child and moving from one failed marriage to the next, coming to distrust many of the hands extended to him. Finally, we learn the details of his vigorous advocacy for Native American rights while he chased a Hollywood career, and the truth behind the supposed reinstatement of his Olympic record in 1982. "Here is the story-long overdue and brilliantly told-of a complex, iconoclastic, profoundly talented man whose life encompassed both tragic limitations and truly extraordinary achievements.". Signed.…