Author Tom Benjey Kicks off Speaking Tour for New Book on Carlisle Indian School

Carlisle, PA, October 14, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Award-winning author Tom Benjey talks about his newly released second book, "Doctors, lawyers, Indian Chiefs: Jim Thorpe & Pop Warner's Carlisle Indian School football immortals tackle socialites, bootleggers, students, moguls, prejudice, the government, ghouls, tooth decay and rum" at Whistlestop Bookshop, 129 W. High Street, Carlisle, PA 17013 at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, October 16, 2008 a few blocks from the location of the school. Dr. Benjey will also sign books after the talk. Early readers rave about his new book:

In "Doctors, Lawyers, Indian Chiefs," Tom Benjey expanded the scope of his previous work, "Keep A-Goin’: The Life of Lone Star Dietz," to explore the lives of not just one of the Carlisle Indian School football immortals but the core group of men -- more than 50 all told -- who helped create the sport, both amateur and professional, we enjoy today. The issue for the Carlisle students of the competing visions of mainstreaming versus cultural retention for Native Americans in this country is one that Dr. Benjey explores in detail, the validities of which are still debated a century later.

During the past three decades, a plethora of books have been written about the Carlisle team. In my opinion, none of them can match the exhaustive research, attention to detail and, most importantly, the accuracy of Dr. Benjey's book. The most sophisticated and learned historians, sociologists and anthropologists, rabid sports fans or casual readers will be enthralled by his compelling style and thrilled by the many factual treasures he has uncovered.
- Robert W. Wheeler, author of Jim Thorpe: World’s Greatest Athlete

Tom has clearly become the foremost authority on the contribution of Native Americans to competitive athletics—most notably football and track and field—in America.

Bernie Kish, Ph.D.
Executive Director
College Football Hall of Fame
1995-2005

Historians, sociologists and anthropologists will appreciate the exhaustive research, attention to detail, accuracy, authority, and integrity Benjey has put into completing this work. Sports fans and casual readers will be drawn into Benjey’s unique and compelling writing style. “Doctors, Lawyers, Indian Chiefs” by Tom Benjey is destined to become a classic.
Richard R. Blake
Reader Views

"Doctors, Lawyers, Indian Chiefs" by Tom Benjey
Tuxedo Press (2008)
ISBN 9780977448678, 352 pages, softcover, $17.95

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