This is for the course called Sports in American History. The paper is due December 4th, so I feel I should start working right now. I checked out some books on Jim Thorpe, footballer, but I don't know how my paper should go. Should I focus on one aspect, for example his influence on politics? I really don't know how I should approach. If you have written this kind of paper, please teach me what other references I need and the like. THanks
2006-11-23 02:33:49 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Jim Thorpe should be an easy subject for your essay because he is so multi-faceted. You can look at his influence as a Native American athlete, a multi sport athlete, an Olympian (who had his medals stripped, then reinstated 30 years after his death). Legend has it that when King Gustav V of Sweden presented Thorpe with one of his awards, Thorpe said "thanks, King".
2006-11-23 03:26:38 · answer #1 · answered by Crash 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know a lot about football, but here's a link which should help...
http://www.cmgworldwide.com/sports/thorpe/bio.htm
Hope this helps!
2006-11-23 02:44:20 · answer #2 · answered by Tinalera 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋