The son of a Sac and Fox Indian father and a Potawatami Indian mother, Jim Wa-Tho-Huk Thorpe was born in Oklahoma in 1888. A natural athlete, he overcame family tragedies and hardships to become a star in three sports and win two Olympic gold medals.
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Author Rosemary Kissinger Updyke was born and raised in east Texas. She began her writing career in high school and is a member of the International Women's Writing Guild and The Pocono Writers. She lives in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, where she is active in local libraries. Her other book, Quanah Parker: Comanche Chief, is also published by Pelican.
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