Jim Thorpe
Olympic Champion
By Guernsey Van Riper Jr.
Illustrated by Gray Morrow
Part of Childhood of Famous Americans
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About The Book
Jim Thorpe: Olympic Champion is Guemsey Van Riper Jr.'s biography of a world-class athlete.
A biography of the Native American known as one of the best all-round athletes in history, for his accomplishments as an Olympic medal winner as well as an outstanding professional football and basebell player.
A biography of the Native American known as one of the best all-round athletes in history, for his accomplishments as an Olympic medal winner as well as an outstanding professional football and basebell player.
About The Author
Guernsey Van Riper Jr.
Guernsey Van Riper, Jr. attended DePauw University in 1926. He earned two varsity letters as quarterback on the football team and one letter as a first baseman on the baseball team. After graduating, he worked in advertising then became an editor at Bobbs-Merrill Publishing Company. He turned his love of sports into books, writing biographies of Lou Gehrig and Knute Rockne along with ten other children’s books.
About The Illustrator
Gray Morrow
Dwight Graydon “Gray” Morrow (1934–2001) was an American illustrator who contributed to many comics and children’s books. He was the cocreator of Marvel Comics’ the Man-Thing and DC Comics’ vigilante El Diablo.
Product Details
- Publisher: Aladdin (October 31, 1986)
- Length: 192 pages
- ISBN13: 9780020421405
- Ages: 8 - 12
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- Book Cover Image (jpg): Jim Thorpe Trade Paperback 9780020421405
