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Jesse Owens /

Describes the life of the sharecroppers' son who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin and challenged Hitler's notion of Aryan superiority.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Streissguth, Thomas, 1958-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : Lerner Publications Co., [1999]
Series:Biography (Lerner Publications Company)
Subjects:
Owens, Jesse, > 1913-1980 > Juvenile literature.
Track and field athletes > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Owens, Jesse, > 1913-
Track and field athletes.
African Americans > Biography.
Description
Summary:Describes the life of the sharecroppers' son who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin and challenged Hitler's notion of Aryan superiority.
Physical Description:112 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Awards:Notable Childrens's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies, 2000.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (page 108) and index.
ISBN:0822549409 (alk. paper)