Expertly told by three-time National Book Award finalist Steve Sheinkin, it's the story of a group of young men who came together at that school, the overwhelming obstacles they faced both on and off the field, and their absolute refusal to accept defeat. government's violent persecution of Native Americans and the school that was designed to erase Indian cultures. Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team is an astonishing underdog sports story-and more. "Sheinkin has made a career of finding extraordinary stories in American history." - The New York Times Book ReviewĪ Boston Globe-Horn Book Nonfiction Honor Book
Juvenile works.A great American sport and Native American history come together in this true story for middle grade readers about how Jim Thorpe and Pop Warner created the legendary Carlisle Indians football team, from New York Times bestselling author and Newbery Award recipient Steve Sheinkin.
United States Indian School (Carlisle, Pa.) Genre Biographies. Thorpe, Jim, 1887-1953 Indians of North Americaīiography. United States Indian School (Carlisle, Pa.) Subjects United States Indian School (Carlisle, Pa.) Sheinkin provides a true underdog sports story - and an unflinching look at the U.S.
Called "the team that invented football," they took on the best opponents of their day, defeating much more privileged schools in a series of breathtakingly close calls, genius plays, and bone-crushing hard work. In 1907 at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania, they forged one of the winningest teams in American football history. Indomitable coach Pop Warner was a football mastermind. Native American Jim Thorpe became a super athlete and Olympic gold medalist. Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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