Native American Son: The Life and Sporting Legend of Jim Thorpe - Softcover

Buford, Kate

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0803240899 ISBN 13: 9780803240896

Publisher: Bison Books, 2012

Synopsis

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Review:

"[Buford] knows about mythic heroes and draws a complex portrait of Jim Thorpe: from his superhuman athletic talents to his all-too-human flaws."--Washington Post--Washington Post

"This is the definitive biography of a legendary figure in American history, in and out of sports. . . . Essential."--Library Journal--Library Journal

"A full account of the legend and tragedy of Native American sportsman Jim Thorpe . . . Buford's account brims with detail, all of it relevant to the telling."--Booklist--Booklist

"Buford reports the facts and dispels many fictions about this American icon."--Publishers Weekly--Publishers Weekly

"Impeccably researched. . . . This retrospective is not the first to tackle the complex life of Jim Thorpe, but it's the most comprehensive. . . . [It] captures Thorpe's breathtaking highs and heartrending lows."--Kirkus--Kirkus

"A professional biography has proved what sound research and skillful writing can do: reveal a singular man, animate the times of his life, and illuminate the complexities of our world today, which Jim Thorpe helped to shape."--American Heritage--American Heritage

"[Buford] lays a firm, clear historical groundwork for the reservation life and Indian world in which Thorpe grew up in Oklahoma. . . . [It] brims with life in its depiction of Hollywood during the 1930s and '40s. . . . Through Thorpe's struggles and striving, Buford recreates this period of Los Angeles history in all its glorious strangeness."--New York Times (Editors' Choice)--New York Times

About the Author:

Kate Buford is the author of Burt Lancaster: An American Life. She has written for the New York Times and has been a commentator on NPR’s Morning Edition and American Public Media’s Marketplace.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bison Books
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0803240899
• ISBN 13: 9780803240896
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 528