| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
349 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-336) and index |
| Contents |
The thrill of possibility -- Shot like buffalo -- Pop learns from Ma -- The trickiest play -- What an Indian can do -- There's just no future in the army -- He is certainly a wild Indian -- A couple of well-paid amateurs -- A brutal, savage, murderous sport -- Beast barracks and a beast on the field -- A real American if there ever was one -- Chief Thorpe and the huge Kansan -- The clash of heroes -- The dead Indian and another wounded knee -- Epilogue: the ghosts of Carlisle. |
| Indexed In: |
Kirkus Review, July 2007 |
| Summary |
Presents a narrative nonfiction that recalls the 1912 football match-up between the Carlisle Indian School and the Army team of West Point, featuring two of the most prominent individuals in history--Jim Thorpe and Dwight D. Eisenhower. |
| Audience |
Adult Follett Library Resources |
| Subject |
United States Indian School (Carlisle, Pa.) -- Football.
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Football -- History.
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| Added Title |
Carlisle versus Army |
| ISBN |
140006600X |
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