Author(s): Rosemary Updyke
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 106
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Co
Language: English
Date Published: 1999-04-30
Dimensions: 139.7 x 210.82 x 7.62mm
Publication City/Country: Gretna, LA, United States
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The son of a Sac and Fox Indian father and a Potawatami Indian mother, Jim Wa-Tho-Huk Thorpe was born in Oklahoma in 1888. A natural athlete, he overcame family tragedies and hardships to become a star in three sports and win two Olympic gold medals.