{"product_id":"path-lit-by-lightning-david-maraniss-9781476748412","title":"Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe","description":"\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 \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he dealt with the racist assimilationist philosophy \"Kill the Indian, Save the Man.\" His gold medals were unfairly rescinded because he had played minor league baseball.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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Maraniss\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476748411\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476748412\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/09\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.50w x 2.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2022 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/30\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2022 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2022 pg. 70","brand":"David Maraniss","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44046267154687,"sku":"9781476748412","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e4a01e1e-4065-457b-b670-39da8f83ec53.jpg?v=1684983606","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/path-lit-by-lightning-david-maraniss-9781476748412","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}