Undefeated : Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team (CD-Audio)

from acargile

A non-fiction selection, this novel is about how football evolved, focusing on the early years. Have you ever heard of Pop Warner? Kids have played Pop Warner football for generations. He was the coach of the famous Carlisle Indian School football team. His most famous player was Jim Thorpe, cons...

from lindamamak

Wonderful biography of Jim Thorpe and the years he played football at the Carlisle School, His encounters with Pop Warner and his Olympic experience.

from eduscapes

UNDEFEATED by Steve Sheinkin tells the story of Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian football team. In 1907, a group of young men met at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania. With hard work and the leadership of a skilled coach, these Native American athletes formed a football team...

from ecataldi

This book was amazing from start to finish. I admired author, Steve Sheinkin, for his wonderful book, "The Port Chicago 50", but "Undefeated" has turned me into an unabashed mega-fan. Sheinkin's writing style is amazing. I don't give a crap that his non-fiction is intended for young adults, they'...

from Lindsay_W

In the late 1800s, America was focused on ridding itself of the "Indian Problem" to free up land for white settlers. The creation of The Carlisle Indian Industrial School was part of the effort to "kill the Indian" in aboriginal children and assimilate them into white culture. Jim Thorpe, arguabl...