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<p>the Child Of Poor Alabama Sharecroppers, Jesse Owens Always Loved To Run. In The 1936 Olympic Games In Nazi Germany, He Shattered Three World Records To Overcome Racial Discrimination And Disprove Hitler's Belief In The Superiority Of Aryan People. Don't Miss The World's Fastest Human In His Race To The Top!</p><h3>children's Literature</h3><p>biographies Of Famous Athletes Sometimes Emphasize Only The Individual's Accomplishments As A Competitor. While The Achievements Of An Athlete On The Field, In The Ring, Or In Whatever Venue They Competed In May Be Interesting, What Is More Enlightening Is What That Person Was Like. In This Biography Of One Of The Greatest Athletes Of This Century, The Reader Is Confronted By A Man Who Combined Both Marvelous Abilities As A Sprinter As Well As An Inability To Find Success In Other Areas Of Life. Jesse Owens' Life Is Presented As One Of Striking Contrasts. His Amazing Accomplishments At The 1936 Berlin Olympics, While Under The Eyes Of Adolph Hitler, Are Described As A Great Feat Not Only For Jesse But For All Opponents Of Racism. Conversely, For Much Of His Life, Jesse Owens Suffered Discrimination, Failure, And Rejection. This Sports Biog

Author

Streissguth, Thomas, 1958-

Publisher

Lerner Publications Co.; Lerner Publishing Group

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9780822530701

Subjects

Sports, Anthropology, Literary Fiction