| Product Summary | | Format: CD | | ISBN: 9781400103676 | | Publisher: Tantor Media | | Publish Date: 4/10/2007 | | Buy.com Sku: 203516681 | | Item#: RJNYDG | | Dimensions (in Inches) 6.25H x 5.25L x 1T |
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| | | 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.
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In this sports biography, ESPN journalist Jeremy Schaap recounts the prehistory of Jesse Owens's dramatic performance at the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Germany, during Hitler's rule. Owens won four gold medals, despite Hitler's belief that African-Americans were subhumans who would bow before the superior skills of the Aryan race. Schaap tells of Owens's youth and his early successes in track and field, and describes the intense training required for the games, as well as the athletes' awareness of their political contexts. Drawing on interviews with family members and brushing aside some accumulated legends, Schaap gives Owens credit for his true accomplishments.
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