Hopi Runners : Crossing the Terrain between Indian and American /

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"In 1912, Hopi runner Louis Tewanima won silver in the 10,000-meter race at the Stockholm Olympics. Tewanima ran alongside Jim Thorpe at the Carlisle Indian School before making the US Olympic team twice (he finished 9th in the marathon in 1908). His silver medal would stand as the top American...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Sakiestewa Gilbert, Matthew (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2018]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Long-distance runners.
Indian athletes.
Hopi Indians > Social life and customs.
HISTORY / United States / General.
Long-distance runners > United States.
Indian athletes > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : To the fence and back
  • A world unlike their own
  • Dirt trails and steel rails
  • Hopi Olympian
  • A tribe of racers
  • Land of oranges
  • Footraces across America
  • Conclusion : Crossing the terrain
  • Epilogue : Still running
  • Appendix A. Louis Tewanima, Hopi (1882-1969)
  • Appendix B. "Are Moqui runners world beaters?"
  • Appendix C. Carlisle Town Council resolutions
  • Appendix D. A Hopi runner and his marathon trophy.

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