Full Bio: 'Path Lit By Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe'

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Oct 15, 2022

We present the full conversation of October's installment of our Full Bio series. Author David Maraniss about his biography of legendary athlete Jim Thorpe, Path Lit By Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe.

Jim Thorpe, Part 1: The early life of Thorpe, the beginning signs of his athletic prowess, and his time at the Carlisle Indian School, a boarding school for indigenous children designed for assimilation.

Jim Thorpe, Part 2: The beginning of his career as an athlete, his time in the Olympics, and the reason his medals were taken away, and ultimately returned.

Jim Thorpe, Part 3: The personal life of Jim Thorpe-- his marriages, struggles with addiction, and death, along with the disturbing story of how he was laid to rest.

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