AudioFile - Find your next great audiobook
Get our Newsletter

THE REAL ALL AMERICANS The Team that Changed a Game, a People, a Nation

by | Read by David Pittu

Contemporary Culture • 6 hrs. • Abridged • © 2007

Most sports fans will recall the name of Jim Thorpe, the Native American athlete who won the decathlon Gold Medal in the 1912 Olympics. Fewer will remember his exploits as a college football player. And fewer yet will recall his school, Carlisle, which was a boarding school for Native Americans. The school was an attempt to make Native Americans more like white Americans. Their football team, which relied on speed, grace, and athleticism rather than brute strength, significantly changed the game of football. Jenkins explores the history and sociology of the school and its prominent figures. David Pittu offers a solid reading, combining a fan's excitement with an appropriate level of reserve. The abridgment is generally smooth, but there are points where listeners are set up for a deeper discussion and the topic abruptly changes. R.C.G. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine [Published: OCT/ NOV 07]

Trade Ed. • Random House Audio • 2007

CD ISBN 9780739343340 $29.95 • Five CDs

DD ISBN $20.97

Advertisement Advertisement
The latest audiobook reviews, right in your inbox.

Get our FREE Newsletter and discover a world of audiobooks.

envelope

AudioFile Newsletter

Let us recommend your next great audiobook!

No algorithms here!
We pick great audiobooks for you.
Sign up for our free newsletter with audiobook love from AudioFile editors.

If you are already with us, thank you! Just click X above.

×

Thank you for signing up.

×

Thanks!

Thank you for contacting us!

Our group will review and follow up within 72 hours.
Thanks for your interest!

Back Home ×

Thanks!

Thank you for signing up!

Our group will review and follow up soon.

Back Home ×