Jim Thorpe's bright path

By Joseph Bruchac, S. D. Nelson

Subjects: America Indians, Juvenile literature, Biography, African americans, biography, Biographies, African americans, biography, juvenile literature, Sports, Athletes, juvenile literature, Indians of North America, Athletes, Indian athletes

Description: A biography of Native American athlete Jim Thorpe, focusing on how his boyhood education set the stage for his athletic achievements which gained him international fame and Olympic gold medals. Author's note details Thorpe's life after college.