Jesse Owens : An American Life Paperback / softback
by William J. Baker
Part of the Sport and Society series
Paperback / softback
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Born the tenth child of a poor Southern sharecropper and barely able to read or write, Jesse Owens used his astonishing drive and athletic ability to win an unprecedented four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
He became an international superstar overnight and exploded Hitler’s myth of Aryan supremacy in the process.
This Press edition of the William J. Baker's acclaimed work offers the most complete and probing biography of Owens ever written, vividly detailing the successes and failures of this complex and troubled but ultimately indomitable figure.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:304 pages
- Publisher:University of Illinois Press
- Publication Date:01/08/2006
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- ISBN:9780252073694
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:304 pages
- Publisher:University of Illinois Press
- Publication Date:01/08/2006
- Category:
- ISBN:9780252073694
