Bibliograph

Unstoppable, how Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School defeated Army, written by Art Coulson ; illustrated by Nick Hardcastle

Type

Label

Unstoppable, how Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School defeated Army, written by Art Coulson ; illustrated by Nick Hardcastle

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Age 6-10

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Unstoppable

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1022978003

Responsibility statement

written by Art Coulson ; illustrated by Nick Hardcastle

Series statement

Encounter. Narrative nonfiction picture books

Sub title

how Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School defeated Army

Summary

In the autumn of 1912, the football team from Carlisle Indian Industrial School took the field at the U.S. Military Academy, home to the bigger, stronger, and better-equipped West Points Cadets. Sportswriters billed the game as a sort of rematch, pitting against each other the descendants of U.S. soldiers and American Indians who fought on the battlefield only 20 years earlier. But for lightning-fast Jim Thorpe and the other Carlisle players, that day's game was about skill, strategy, and determination. Known for unusual formations and innovative plays, the Carlisle squad was out to prove just one thing--that it was the best football team in all the land

Target audience

juvenile

Classification