Jesse Owens: "I Always Loved Running"
In 1936, in front of 110,000 spectators at the Olympic Stadium in Germany, Jesse Owens blew away the competition in the 100-meter final to claim the title of "World's Fastest Man." He won the gold medal in front of Germany's brutal dictator, Adolf Hitler, defying the Nazi leader's racist ideology. Owens won three more gold medals at the Olympics and returned to the United States a hero. Author Jeff Burlingame explores the life of one of the greatest and most influential athletes in American history, from his humble childhood to his legacy on and off the track.
128 pages, 4 editions
English edition · First published 2008 by Enslow Publishers, Inc · ISBN 9781464602597
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- Jesse Owens: "I Always Loved Running" · Enslow Publishers, Inc · 2011 · ISBN 9781464602597 This page
- Jesse Owens: "I Always Loved Running" · Enslow Publishers · 2011 · ISBN 9780766034976
- Jesse Owens: "I Always Loved Running" · Enslow Publishers · 2011 · ISBN 9780766049413
- Jesse Owens · Enslow Publishers, Inc. · 2008 · ISBN 9781464502590
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