{"product_id":"undefeated-jim-thorpe-and-the-carlisle-indian-school-football-team","title":"Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team","description":"A great American sport and Native American history come together in this true story for middle grade readers about how Jim Thorpe and Pop Warner created the legendary Carlisle Indians football team, from New York Times bestselling author and Newbery Award recipient Steve Sheinkin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Sheinkin has made a career of finding extraordinary stories in American history.” ―The New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Boston Globe-Horn Book Nonfiction Honor Book\u003cbr\u003eA New York Times Notable Children's Book\u003cbr\u003eA Washington Post Best Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUndefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team is an astonishing underdog sports story―and more. It’s an unflinching look at the U.S. government’s violent persecution of Native Americans and the school that was designed to erase Indian cultures. Expertly told by three-time National Book Award finalist Steve Sheinkin, it’s the story of a group of young men who came together at that school, the overwhelming obstacles they faced both on and off the field, and their absolute refusal to accept defeat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJim Thorpe: Super athlete, Olympic gold medalist, Native American\u003cbr\u003ePop Warner: Indomitable coach, football mastermind, Ivy League grad\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore these men became legends, they met in 1907 at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania, where they forged one of the winningest teams in American football history. Called \"the team that invented football,\" they took on the best opponents of their day, defeating much more privileged schools such as Harvard and the Army in a series of breathtakingly close calls, genius plays, and bone-crushing hard work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis thoroughly-researched and documented book can be worked into multiple aspects of the common core curriculum.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Along with Thorpe's fascinating personal story, Sheinkin offers a thought-provoking narrative about the evolution of football and the development of boarding schools such as the Carlisle Indian School.” ―The Washington Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlso by Steve Sheinkin:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBomb: The Race to Build―and Steal―the World's Most Dangerous Weapon\u003cbr\u003eThe Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism \u0026amp; Treachery\u003cbr\u003eMost Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War\u003cbr\u003eThe Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights\u003cbr\u003eWhich Way to the Wild West?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About Westward Expansion\u003cbr\u003eKing George: What Was His Problem?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the American Revolution\u003cbr\u003eTwo Miserable Presidents: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the Civil War\u003cbr\u003eBorn to Fly: The First Women's Air Race Across America","brand":"Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47824996139234,"sku":"MTO-MACMILLAN-2026-05-22-7.20-703","price":38.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/9898\/5881\/files\/book_202_BmbchxsIi.jpg?v=1779550392","url":"https:\/\/layitflat.com\/en-ca\/products\/undefeated-jim-thorpe-and-the-carlisle-indian-school-football-team","provider":"Lay it Flat Publishing Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}