

An edition of Jesse Owens (1999)
By Thomas Streissguth
Publish Date
2005
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Language
eng
Pages
112
Description:
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.
subjects: African Americans, United States, Biography, Juvenile literature, Track and field athletes, African American track and field athletes, Track athletics, Owens, jesse, 1913-1980, juvenile literature, Owens, jesse, 1913-1980, African americans, biography, juvenile literature, African americans, biography
People: Jesse Owens (1913-)
Places: United States