After Words

Sally Jenkins

Sally Jenkins was interviewed about her book, The Real All Americans: The Team That Changed a Game, a People, a Nation, published by Doubled… read more

Sally Jenkins was interviewed about her book, The Real All Americans: The Team That Changed a Game, a People, a Nation, published by Doubleday. In her book she recounts the history of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, a boarding school for Native Americans founded by abolitionist Lieutenant Colonel Richard Henry Pratt in 1879. The school based in Carlisle, Pennsylvania became noted for its football team, whose squads transformed the game by introducing the forward pass and several trick plays under the tutelage of their coach Glenn “Pop” Warner and led by five-position all-star Jim Thorpe. Ms. Jenkins explained Carlisle’s unlikely victories against preeminent Ivy League powerhouses and talked about the contradictions of the school and its founder. Sally Jenkins was interviewed by Suzan Harjo.

Sally Jenkins is a sports columnist for the Washington Post and has written for Sports Illustrated, Conde Nast’s Women’s Sports and Fitness, and others. She is the author of eight close

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After Words with Sally Jenkins

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Program ID:
199399-1
Category:
Interview
Format:
Interview
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Jul 28, 2007 | 9:02pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Jul 29, 2007 | 9:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

Airing Details

  • Jul 28, 2007 | 9:02pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jul 29, 2007 | 6:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jul 29, 2007 | 9:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
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