Jim Thorpe's bright path

By Joseph Bruchac, S. D. Nelson

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

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.