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Jesse Owens: "I Always Loved Running"

By Jeff Burlingame

Book information

Publisher
Inc., Enslow Publishers
Year
2013
ISBN
9781464502590, 9780766034976, 2010015697, 9781464602597, 9780766049413
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
11 MB (11182038 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2023-03-11 23:06:23
Biography & Autobiography; Juvenile Nonfiction; Sp

Description

In 1936, in front of 110,000 spectators at the Olympic Stadium in Germany, Jesse Owens blew away the competition in the 100-meter final to claim the title of "World's Fastest Man." He won the gold medal in front of Germany's brutal dictator, Adolf Hitler, defying the Nazi leader's racist ideology. Owens won three more gold medals at the Olympics and returned to the United States a hero. Author Jeff Burlingame explores the life of one of the greatest and most influential athletes in American history, from his humble childhood to his legacy on and off the track.

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