Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe women threaded through these impressive accomplishments

threaded through these impressive accomplishments were periods of heartbreak and unimaginable tragedy—as well moments of passion and great joy

community and place

among a host of grandmothers and aunties

The Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition contains a new preface by the author and an introduction by Larry McMurtry

Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe women threaded through these impressive accomplishmentsA biography of Americas greatest all around athlete that goes beyond the myth and into the guts of Thorpes life, using extensive research, historical nuance, and bittersweet honesty (Los Angeles Times), by the bestselling author of the classic biography When Pride Still Mattered. Jim Thorpe rose to world fame as a mythic talent who excelled at every sport. Most famously, he won gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon at the 1912 Stockholm