Jim Thorpe, Olympic champion /by Guernsey Van Riper, Jr. ; illustrated by Gray Morrow.

Van Riper, Guernsey, 1909-,

Jim Thorpe, Olympic champion /by Guernsey Van Riper, Jr. ; illustrated by Gray Morrow. - first Aladdin Books edition. - New York : Aladdin Books, (c)1986. - 192 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.

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.



86010792 /AC/r942


Thorpe, Jim, 1887-1953 --Juvenile literature.


Athletes--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Indian athletes--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Indians of North America--Biography--Juvenile literature.

GV697 / .J568 1986 GV697