Selected Works

Favorite Journalism Articles by me
"History Now," online quarterly journal of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, Issue 21, March 2010.
Miscellaneous coverage
The New York Times, by Susan Hodara
Television
Kate Buford sat down with Book TV to talk about her book, "Native American Son: The Life and Sporting Legend of Jim Thorpe."
Radio Commentaries and Interviews
Sporting Witness: Jim Thorpe - American Indian Legend
American Public Media's MARKETPLACE 5/30/2005
Kate Buford interviewed by Steve Roberts 4/14/2000
Biography
The definitive biography of American Indian Jim Thorpe (1887-1953), arguably the greatest all-around athlete the United States has ever seen. Knopf Oct. 26, 2010.
"A splendid biography."-- Molly Haskell, NY Times, Editors' Choice. A Best Book of 2000: NY Times, Washington Post, LA Times, SF Chronicle, and others. Da Capo paperback, 2001, NYTimes Editors' Choice. U.K. hardcover and paperback edition: Aurum Press; additional Aurum paperback edition, 2008.

"Mani-pedi"

"Word has it that one of the most relaxing ways to spend time off is to get a mani-pedi. That's shorthand for a manicure-pedicure combo. Commentator and wordsmith Kate Buford seems to get more out of the experience than most. Or maybe not..."

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