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| Named Person: | Jesse Owens; Marty Glickman; Sam Stoller |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Biography, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Jeremy Schaap |
| ISBN: | 9780618688227 0618688226 |
| OCLC Number: | 71126717 |
| Description: | xv, 272 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| 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. |
| Responsibility: | Jeremy Schaap. |
| More information: |
Abstract:
In 1936, against a backdrop of swastikas flying and storm troopers looming, an African-American son of sharecroppers set three world records and won an unprecedented four gold medals, single-handedly crushing Hitler's myth of Aryan supremacy. The story of Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympic Games is that of a high-profile athlete giving a performance that transcends sports--but it is also the intimate and complex tale of the courage of one remarkable man. From the start, American participation in the games was controversial--a boycott attempt was thwarted by the president of the American Olympic Committee. Owens was befriended by a German rival, who helped Owens win the gold medal at his own expense; two Jewish sprinters were, at the last moment, denied the chance to compete for the United States out of misguided politeness to the Nazi hosts; and a myth was born that Hitler himself had snubbed Owens.--From publisher description.
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- Owens, Jesse, -- 1913-1980.
- Track and field athletes -- United States -- Biography.
- African American athletes -- Biography.
- Jewish athletes -- United States -- Biography.
- Glickman, Marty, -- 1917-2001.
- Stoller, Sam -- 1915-1983.
- Olympics -- Participation, American.
- National socialism -- Philosophy.
- Racism -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.