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.