Jim Thorpe: Olympic Champion - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Guernsey Jr. Van RiperSeries:Childhood of Famous Americans (Paperback)Audience:Ages 9-12Publish date:1986-10-31Pages:192
Language:EnglishPublisher:Aladdin PaperbacksISBN-13:9780020421405ISBN-10:20421400UPC:9780020421405Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, People & PlacesBook Topic:Sports & Recreation, United StatesSize:7.64 x 5.18 x 0.54 inchesWeight:0.28Product ID:SCAWZWPXBR
Jim Thorpe: Olympic Champion
Jim Thorpe: Olympic Champion is Guemsey Van Riper Jr.'s biography of a world-class athlete. A biography of the Native American 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.
Series: Childhood of Famous Americans (Paperback)
Audience: Ages 9-12
Language:EnglishPublisher:Aladdin PaperbacksISBN-13:9780020421405ISBN-10:20421400UPC:9780020421405Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, People & PlacesBook Topic:Sports & Recreation, United StatesSize:7.64 x 5.18 x 0.54 inchesWeight:0.28Product ID:SCAWZWPXBR
Guernsey Van Riper, Jr. attended DePauw University in 1926. He earned two varsity letters as quarterback on the football team and one letter as a first baseman on the baseball team. After graduating, he worked in advertising then became an editor at Bobbs-Merrill Publishing Company. He turned his love of sports into books, writing biographies of Lou Gehrig and Knute Rockne along with ten other...
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