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Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics
Triumph The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics
Author: Jeremy Schaap
At the 1936 Olympics, against a backdrop of swastikas and goose-stepping storm troopers, an African-American son of sharecroppers won a staggering four gold medals and single-handedly demonstrated that Hitler's myth of Aryan supremacy was a lie. The story of Jesse Owens at the Berlin games is that of an athletic performance that transcends sport...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780618919109
ISBN-10: 0618919104
Publication Date: 2/5/2008
Pages: 304
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Mariner Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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