Kate Buford

Native American Son

The Life and Sporting Legend of Jim Thorpe

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jewish Publication Society
• Seitenzahl: 528
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 151mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 710g
• ISBN-13: 9780803240896
• ISBN-10: 0803240899
• Artikelnr.: 34748111

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue PART I
THE RULES OF THE GAME Chapter One: Beginnings
Oklahoma Territory
1887
1904 Chapter Two: Discovery
Winter 1904
Summer 1907 Chapter Three: Warm
up
Fall 1907
Spring 1909 Chapter Four: The Minors
Summer 1909
Summer 1911 Chapter Five: Football Phenom
Fall 1911
Spring 1912 Chapter Six: The Most Wonderful Athlete in the World
Summer
Fall 1912 PART II
THE PROFESSIONAL Chapter Seven: The Public Glare
1913
1914 Chapter Eight: The Majors and Ohio
1915
1919 Chapter Nine: Out of the Public Glare
1920
1929 PART III
LIFE AFTER SPORTS Chapter Ten: Hollywood
1930
1939 Chapter Eleven: Divorce, World War, and River Rouge
1939
1945 Chapter Twelve: Rediscovery
1945
1953 Epilogue
1953
1983 Acknowledgments Notes Selected Bibliography Index