# 2022 National Book Festival: Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe with David Maraniss

Olympic champion Jim Thorpe (1887-1953) is known as one of America's great sportsmen. In his book "Path Lit By Lightning: the Life of Jim Thorpe," two-time Pulitzer Prize winning author David Maraniss details the discrimination and injustices Thorpe battled as a Native American. With moderator Kevin Gover.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2022
- By: National Book Festival (u.s.)
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/2024698180/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/loc/2024698180?play=1)