Doctors, Lawyers, Indian Chiefs Named Finalist in Native American Studies Category

Carlisle, PA, October 23, 2008 --(PR.com)-- "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" by Tom Benjey was selected as a Finalist in the Native American Studies category of the National Best Books 2008 Awards sponsored by USA Book News. Dr. Benjey's previous book was named as a Finalist in the 2006 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award Biography category and Best Biography Book o 2006 by New Book Reviews.

Benjey's new book follows 50 of the core Carlisle Indian School football players through their later lives.

Learn who helped Eliot Ness fight crime as one of the Untouchables. Find out whose life story served as the basis for a William C. DeMille play, Strongheart, which was adapted into a movie by D. W. Griffith and remade in 1925 as Braveheart by the playwright’s brother, Cecil B. DeMille. Hint: the stage play was written before Jim Thorpe arrived at Carlisle. Discover who had a school named in his honor and wonder why these men aren’t still famous today.

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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