| Description |
xv, 272 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-256) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue -- A day to remember -- Out of Alabama -- Vincible -- Heelbones and a new start -- The judge and the millionaire -- "We are with you, Adolf" -- A blessing in disguise -- Jew kills Nazi -- A friend and a foe felled -- Olympic trials -- Olympia -- The belle of the ball -- The battle tent of some great emperor -- The youth of the world -- Day one -- Day two -- Day three -- He flies like the Hindenburg -- The relay -- Epilogue. |
| Indexed In: |
LJ 04/01/2007 |
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PW 11/27/2006 |
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Kirkus 11/15/2006 |
| Summary |
A look at the accomplishments of Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympic Games draws on interviews, family sources, and archival research to provide a portrait of a remarkable man in relation to the intrigues, controversies, and political machinations that took place. |
| Subject |
Owens, Jesse, 1913-
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Track athletes -- United States -- Biography.
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African American athletes -- Biography.
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Athletes -- United States -- Biography.
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Jews -- United States -- Biography.
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Glickman, Marty, 1917-2001.
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Stoller, Sam 1915-1983.
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Olympic games, 1936 (Berlin, Germany)
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National socialism -- Philosophy.
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Racism -- Germany -- History.
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| ISBN |
9780618688227 |
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0618688226 |
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