All American: The Rise and Fall of Jim Thorpe
- 作者
- 出版社 Wiley
- 出版时间 2004年10月 第1版
- ISBN 9780471557326
- 定价 263.10
内容简介
"AllAmericanisrivetingandgrand-thatrarepairingofexquisitewritingandunassailableresearch.CrawforddeliversyoutoanagewheniconictitanslikeJimThorpeandPopWarnermarchedacrosstheplanet,andheistheperfectguidetotheirenormoustriumphsandtragedies.ThisisepicAmericanhistoryatitspage-turningfinest."-BillMinutaglio,authorofCityonFireandFirstSon:GeorgeW.BushandtheBushFamilyDynastyHewasthegreatestfootballrunningbackofhisera,leadinghisCarlisleIndianIndustrialSchoolteamtovictoryoverallthegreatcollegepowerhouses.KingGustavofSwedencalledhim"thegreatestathleteintheworld"afterhewongoldmedalsforthedecathlonandpentathlonatthe1912OlympicGames.YetJimThorpewasalsoatthecenterofthegreatestsportsscandalofthetwentiethcentury-ascandalthattookawayhisOlympicmedalsandbannedhimforeverfromintercollegiatesports.Now,inthisrevealingnewbiography,BillCrawfordcapturesJimThorpe'sremarkableriseandfall.FromhisyouthonOklahoma'sSacandFoxIndianreservationtohisastoundingfeatsonthegridiron,fromhisOlympictriumphstohiscomplexrelationshipwithcoach"Pop"Warner,whomentored,exploited,andultimatelybetrayedhim,AllAmericanbringsyouupcloseandpersonalwiththegreatestathleteofthetwentiethcentury.
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