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'Path Lit by Lightning' showcases Jim Thorpe's resilience until the end of his life
'Path Lit by Lightning' showcases Jim Thorpe's resilience until the end of his life
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Length:
13 minutes
Released:
Sep 6, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In the book Path Lit by Lightning, author David Maraniss does more than just write Jim Thorpe's life story. He delves into what caused misconceptions and false narratives about the great athlete, examines how exploitation of Native Americans by the U.S. government helped shape Thorpe's resilience, and offers a different perspective on the last few years of Thorpe's life as something admirable. In conversation with NPR's Don Gonyea, Maraniss explains these details and why they matter.
Released:
Sep 6, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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