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A bit of Ryder Cup History

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JIM THORPE - 20TH-CENTURY JOCK

JIM THORPE - 20TH-CENTURY JOCK

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Biography of the native-American double-gold medallist in decathlon and pentathlon at the 1912 Stockholm Games who went on to become a professional American football, basketball and baseball player with the New York Giants.

8vo. 103pp. Dust-wrapper. Very good condition. 

Date
1993
Publisher
New York: HarperCollins
Author
Robert LIPSYTE

£7.00 (Code: 78825)

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