{"product_id":"path-lit-by-lightning-the-life-of-jim-thorpe-hardcover","title":"Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Maraniss\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA riveting new biography of America's greatest all-around athlete by the bestselling author of the classic biography \u003ci\u003eWhen Pride Still Mattered.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJim Thorpe rose to world fame as a mythic talent who excelled at every sport. He won gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, was an All-American football player at the Carlisle Indian School, the star of the first class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and played major league baseball for John McGraw's New York Giants. Even in a golden age of sports celebrities, he was one of a kind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut despite his colossal skills, Thorpe's life was a struggle against the odds. As a member of the Sac and Fox Nation, he encountered duplicitous authorities who turned away from him when their reputations were at risk. At Carlisle, he dealt with the racist assimilationist philosophy \"Kill the Indian, Save the Man.\" His gold medals were unfairly rescinded because he had played minor league baseball. His later life was troubled by alcohol, broken marriages, and financial distress. He roamed from state to state and took bit parts in Hollywood, but even the film of his own life failed to improve his fortunes. But for all his travails, Thorpe did not succumb. The man survived, complications and all, and so did the myth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePath Lit by Lightning\u003c\/i\u003e is a great American story from a master biographer.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Maraniss is an associate editor at \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and a distinguished visiting professor at Vanderbilt University. He has won two Pulitzer Prizes for journalism and was a finalist three other times. Among his bestselling books are biographies of Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Roberto Clemente, and Vince Lombardi, and a trilogy about the 1960s--\u003ci\u003eRome 1960\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eOnce in a Great City \u003c\/i\u003e(winner of the RFK Book Prize); and \u003ci\u003eThey Marched into Sunlight\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the J. Anthony Lukas Prize and Pulitzer Finalist in History).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 672\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.1 x 9.4 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 09, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759455273248,"sku":"9781476748412","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e263b8606aac4e4fbdbaff07340002ab.webp?v=1780153196","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/path-lit-by-lightning-the-life-of-jim-thorpe-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}