Who Was Jesse Owens?

Author:   James Buckley, Jr ,  Gregory Copeland
Publisher:   Turtleback Books
Edition:   Bound for Schools & Libraries ed.
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9780606367547


Pages:   112
Publication Date:   11 August 2015
Recommended Age:   From 8 to 11 years
Format:   Hardback
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Who Was Jesse Owens?


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"At the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics, track and field star Jesse Owens ran himself straight into international glory by winning four gold medals. But the life of Jesse Owens is much more than a sports story. Born in rural Alabama under the oppressive Jim Crow laws, Owens's family suffered many hardships. As a boy he worked several jobs like delivering groceries and working in a shoe repair shop to make ends meet. But Owens defied the odds to become a sensational student athlete, eventually running track for Ohio State. He was chosen to compete in the Summer Olympics in Nazi Germany where Adolf Hitler was promoting the idea of ""Aryan superiority."" Owens's winning streak at the games humiliated Hitler and crushed the myth of racial supremacy once and for all."

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Author:   James Buckley, Jr ,  Gregory Copeland
Publisher:   Turtleback Books
Imprint:   Turtleback Books
Edition:   Bound for Schools & Libraries ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 13.50cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 19.10cm
Weight:   0.227kg
ISBN:  

9780606367547


ISBN 10:   0606367543
Pages:   112
Publication Date:   11 August 2015
Recommended Age:   From 8 to 11 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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"James Buckley, Jr. has written more than 50 books for kids, including ""Who Was Ernest Shackleton?"""

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