Untold. Jim Thorpe

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Human rights and other resolutions : hearings and markup before the Committee on Foreign Affairs and its Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations of the House of Representatives, Ninety-seventh Congress, second session on H. Con. Res. 364--Restoration of Olympic records of Jim Thorpe; H. Con. Res. 336--Compliance by the U.S.S.R. with certain international agreements on human rights; H....

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Reconstructing fame : sport, race, and evolving reputations

Table of Contents: “…Leonard -- Paul Robeson: honor and the politics of dignity / Prosper Godonoo -- Remaking an overlooked icon: the reconstruction of Jim Thorpe / Robert W. Reising -- Bill Russell: from revulsion to resurrection / Murry Nelson -- Racing after Smith and Carlos: revisiting those fists some forty years hence / Urla Hill -- Afterword: the globalization of vilification; the localization of redemption / Jack Lule.…”
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Differentiation and literacy : teaching reading and writing

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Public places : sites of political communication by Hyden, Carl T., 1953-, Sheckels, Theodore F.

Table of Contents: “…Taney : Maryland's conflicted relationships -- Cambridge, Maryland : redoing the city's history -- American cities : trying to forget -- Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania : remembering in the wrong place -- Chicago's park system : make no little plans -- The high line : creating networks of accidental activists, residents, philanthropists, business people and politicians to create an unlikely urban park -- U Street NW and H Street NE in Washington, DC : contested corridors -- The Westminster arcade : politics and renaissance in providence -- PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : remembering and celebrating at the old ballgame -- Conclusion : reading politically.…”
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The Face of Decline : the Pennsylvania Anthracite Region in the Twentieth Century. by Dublin, Thomas

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The Man Who Built the National Football League : Joe F. Carr. by Willis, Chris

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A Time of Paradox : America Since 1890. by Jeansonne, Glen

Table of Contents: “…Title Page; Copyriht Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Prologue to A Time of Paradox: America since 1890; Prelude: The 1890s: Bridge to the Twentieth Century; PART I An Era of Awakening, 1900-1919; Prologue; Time Line; Chapter 1 TR, Taft, and the Progressive Impulse; Chapter 2 America Looks Outward, 1900-1912; Chapter 3 Nations within: The Experiences of Immigrants, Minorities, and Workers; Chapter 4 A Culture Awakening, 1900-1919; Jim Thorpe: Victory and Defeat.…”
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The Ultimate Book of Sports Movies : Featuring the 100 Greatest Sports Films of All Time. by Didinger, Ray

Table of Contents: “…HEART LIKE A WHEEL; 150 37. JIM THORPE-ALL AMERICAN; 153 38. HARD TIMES; 155 39. …”
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Native American voices : a reader

Table of Contents: “…Johansen -- Origins of Iroquois political thought / John Mohawk -- Latin America's Indigenous peoples : changing identities and forms of resistance / Michael Kearney and Stefano Varese -- Mexico : the crisis of identity / Alexander Ewen -- Jim Thorpe : that championship season / Jim Adams -- Just speak your language : Hena'haanehe / Richard Littlebear -- Part III : The American Indian story (history) -- Without reservation (WOR), was he a fool? …”
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