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Unstoppable: How Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team Defeated Army

40 pp. | Capstone | August, 2018 | Library ISBN 978-1-5435-0406-4 $15.95 | Paper ISBN 978-1-5435-0413-2 $7.95 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-5435-0407-1
(3) K-3 Encounter series. Illustrated by Nick Hardcastle. At age sixteen, American Indian Jim Thorpe was sent to the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania. In spite of adversity, he thrived there as a multi-sport athlete, particularly as the 1912 football team's linchpin in beating--against all odds--West Point's Army team. Straightforward, conversational text and meticulous ink and watercolor art reveal the prowess and importance of this extraordinary athlete. Reading list. Bib., glos.
Reviewer: Carolyn Shute

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