{"title":"Bill Crawford","description":"\u003cp\u003eBILL CRAWFORD is a journalist, media producer, and co-author of more than a dozen books. His recent books include \u003cem\u003eBorder Radio: Quacks, Yodelers, Pitchmen, Psychics, and Other Amazing Broadcasters of the American Airwaves\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eStevie Ray Vaughan: Caught in the Crossfire\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrawford holds a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Texas at Austin and has written for \u003cem\u003eTexas Monthly\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eAustin Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e, and other publications, serving as associate editor of \u003cem\u003eThird Coast\u003c\/em\u003e magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen not writing, Crawford works in radio and television production, a background that informs his work on broadcasting history and American music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBill lives in Austin, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBill Crawford’s books are published by Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"all-american","title":"All American: The Rise and Fall of Jim Thorpe","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eAll American\u003c\/em\u003e is riveting and grand-that rare pairing of exquisite writing and unassailable research. Crawford delivers you to an age when iconic titans like Jim Thorpe and Pop Warner marched across the planet, and he is the perfect guide to their enormous triumphs and tragedies. This is epic American history at its page-turning finest.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Bill Minutaglio, author of\u003cem\u003e City on Fire\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFirst Son: George W. Bush and the Bush Family Dynasty\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe was the greatest football running back of his era, leading his Carlisle Indian Industrial School team to victory over all the great college powerhouses. King Gustav of Sweden called him \"the greatest athlete in the world\" after he won gold medals for the decathlon and pentathlon at the 1912 Olympic Games. Yet Jim Thorpe was also at the center of the greatest sports scandal of the twentieth century-a scandal that took away his Olympic medals and banned him forever from intercollegiate sports.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, in this revealing new biography, Bill Crawford captures Jim Thorpe's remarkable rise and fall. From his youth on Oklahoma's Sac and Fox Indian reservation to his astounding feats on the gridiron, from his Olympic triumphs to his complex relationship with coach \"Pop\" Warner, who mentored, exploited, and ultimately betrayed him, \u003cem\u003eAll American\u003c\/em\u003e brings you up close and personal with the greatest athlete of the twentieth century.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1684422221\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781684422227\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Bill Crawford","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43212294389976,"sku":"9780471557326","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43212294422744,"sku":"9781684422227","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/51FCEFcxJYL-_SX336_BO1_204_203_200__1_mockup_v2_1677185109_272a68ec-3964-46f6-8e26-b9ff5f1564b2.jpg?v=1790996295"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-bill-crawford.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}