a new jim thorpe. wherever they went, everybody wanted to see jim thorpe. even as he lost the medals and it went against them for the rest of his life, he never lost the fame and admiration from the world. kevin: so, one of the things that struck me, i had no idea how mobile he was. he saw the world. david: he did. he saw the world in 1913, all of those places. he saw it again at age 57. in world war ii he joined the merchant marines. he wanted to participate in world war ii. of his four sons, they were involved in the military. the army would not take him, even though he is great with rifles. so he joined the merchant marines and saw the world again. went through the suez canal for a second time. up through egypt for the second time. in his -- in america after his athletic career was over he was constantly struggling to find footing come and he lived -- i documented -- in 20 different states. he took jobs ranging from at one point digging ditches in los angeles during the heat of the depression, to serving as a greeter in bars and taverns, to working for t

a new jim thorpe. wherever they went, everybody wanted to see jim thorpe. even as he lost the medals and it went against them for the rest of his life, he never lost the fame and admiration from the world. kevin: so, one of the things that struck me, i had no idea how mobile he was. he saw the world. david: he did. he saw the world in 1913, all of those places. he saw it again at age 57. in world war ii he joined the merchant marines. he wanted to participate in world war ii. of his four sons, they were involved in the military. the army would not take him, even though he is great with rifles. so he joined the merchant marines and saw the world again. went through the suez canal for a second time. up through egypt for the second time. in his -- in america after his athletic career was over he was constantly struggling to find footing come and he lived -- i documented -- in 20 different states. he took jobs ranging from at one point digging ditches in los angeles during the heat of the depression, to serving as a greeter in bars and taverns, to working for t

[laughter] jim thorpe played under the name jim jim thorpe.revealed he had played there the metals were taken away. it was only this july, 112 years later that justice were one and they were restored 112 years too late. and that's only part of the story of the electric life of jim thorpe, thank you. [applause] x please welcome best-selling historian and author candace moe lard. but mark clicks thank you so much. it is such an honor to be here, to be in the library of congress which is a national treasure. to be with the librarian of congress who is a national treasure. and to be with all of you. thank you for having me. one of the great regrets of my life happened at the national book festival 11 years ago. it was the first time i'd been invited to the festival so i was really excited. it was still in the mall at that time under the stunning series of big beautiful tents for history, fiction humor poetry, every category. and then there was an author's tent were authors could hang out. so after my event i went into that tent. i was talking with

carla: i can't get enough of david maraniss in his new best seller about jim thorpe. it is a heart rendering story. can we give a peek about it? he lost his olympic medals because of something other people were doing but he got caught because he told the truth. he went on to have a fantastic career. he has really been proclaimed one of the best athletes that ever lived. when you think about the inequities and the native american schools, that is part of the story. and then being an athlete at the wrong time in a way in terms of being recognized. then it is just a page turner because you want to know, did he have happiness in his life and all of these things. so i would really recommend this. >> at 10:00 a.m., david maraniss is going to be live. carla: people should get the book. and then this one, he is an environmentalists. you can see tabs on this one because it speaks to what we are thinking about and going through right now in terms of our climate and environment and the local nature. >> is there a reason you used different colored tabs? carla: yes, but i won't re

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and with that life of jim thorpe.hank you. >> please welcome the story in and author candace bullard. [applause] >> it'sry such an honor to be here at library of congress which is a national treasure to be withss the librarian of congress who is a national treasure and to be with all of you. thank you for having me one of the great regrets of my life happened at the national book festival 11 years ago was the first time i was invited it was still at the mall a stunning series for history and humor and fiction and then and authors tend i went into the tent and i was talking with one of the volunteers who asked me if there are any authors i like to meet i'm pretty shy so i was about to say no thank you purchase then i looked up and i saw david mccullough. i will never forget it you could notis miss him tall and straight back elegant and smiling so before i could chicken out i i said yes is there any chance i could meet david mccullough? i read his books for enjoyment that i wanted to thank him for that but six years ear

you will hear from authors talking about such topics as race, jim thorpe, clinical conspiracy, the balde, all day long coverage. you can find the schedule on our website. if you happen to be in town, come down and say hello. thank you for joining us on about books. a program and podcast produced by c-span book tv. book tv will continue to bring you publishing news and author programs which you can always watch online at book tv.org and if you want to download this podcast, you can do so at c-span now or wherever you get your podcasts. ♪ or watch online on c-span.org/history. >> in "travels with george: in search of washington and his legacy," nathaniel philbrick discusses the historical journeys by george washington through the new united states and describes his own experience as he followed the same experience in the present day. nathaniel philbrick's progress and fox are conveyed in washington's own words and preserved in his diaries. transcriptions of those diaries in his correspondence on founders online hosted by the national archives, through the national historical publications.