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The first comprehensive biography of the legendary figure who defined excellence in American sports: Jim Thorpe, arguably the greatest all-around athlete the United States has ever seen. With clarity and a fine eye for detail, Kate Buford traces the pivotal moments of Thorpe’s incomparable... read more
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- Jim Thorpe: Add a description of this character.
- Carlisle
- Mcgraw
- Hiram
- Patsy
- Freeda
- Fox
- Cusack
- Grange
- Sullivan
- Bill
- Brundage
- Scott
- Phil
- Jack
- Warner
- Collier
- Rockne
- Grace
- Roosevelt
- Charlie
- Bennett
- Johnson
- Dick
- Freeman
- Gus Welch
- Clancy
- Tewanima
- Mary
- George
- Frank
- Grantland Rice
- Friedman
- Ceil
- Babe Ruth
- Hawthorne
- Robinson
- Kohlenberg
- Brown
- Pitt
- Marion
- Mathewson
- Meyers
- Pyle
- Gaines
- Pete Calac
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- Oklahoma City
- New York
- Canton
- Hollywood
- Los Angeles
- Chicago
- Ohio
- California
- Shawnee
- Massillon
- America
- Pennsylvania
- Kansas
- Stockholm
- Charlotte
- Washington
- North Carolina
- Potawatomi
- United States
- Akron
- Sweden
- Florida
- Princeton
- Syracuse
- West Point
- Buffalo
- St. Louis
- Rocky Mount
- Indiana
- Texas
- Tulsa
- Mississippi
- Black Hawk
- Fayetteville
- Illinois
- London
- Europe
- Midwest
- Dearborn
- Paris
- Manhattan
- Michigan
- New Jersey
- Prague
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 796.092
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