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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Turtleback Books
Publication date
March 1, 2001
Binding
Prebinding
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780613188142
ISBN-10
0613188144
Dimensions
1 by 6.10 by 9.25 in.
Weight
1.30 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$29.20
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Describes how Owens won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, recounts the problems he faced after becoming a popular celebrity, and looks at the ideals which guided his life
(view table of contents)Amazon.com description: Product Description: Born the tenth child of a poor Southern sharecropper and barely able to read or write, Jesse Owens went on to win an unprecedented four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, becoming an international superstar and exploding Hitler's myth of Aryan supremecy in the process. This is his biography.
Editions
Hardcover
from Macmillan Coll Div (July 1, 1986)
9780029017807 | details & prices | List price $27.95
About: Describes how Owens won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, recounts the problems he faced after becoming a popular celebrity, and looks at the ideals which guided his life
About: Describes how Owens won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, recounts the problems he faced after becoming a popular celebrity, and looks at the ideals which guided his life
Paperback
Reprint edition from Univ of Illinois Pr (May 19, 2006)
9780252073694 | details & prices | 289 pages | 6.00 × 8.75 × 1.00 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $25.95
Reprint edition from Free Pr (March 1, 1988)
9780029017609 | details & prices | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.05 lbs | List price $18.95
About: Describes how Owens won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, recounts the problems he faced after becoming a popular celebrity, and looks at the ideals which guided his life
About: Describes how Owens won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, recounts the problems he faced after becoming a popular celebrity, and looks at the ideals which guided his life
Prebinding
The price comparison is for this edition
from Turtleback Books (March 1, 2001)
9780613188142 | details & prices | 6.10 × 9.25 × 1.00 in. | 1.30 lbs | List price $29.20
About: Describes how Owens won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, recounts the problems he faced after becoming a popular celebrity, and looks at the ideals which guided his life
About: Describes how Owens won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, recounts the problems he faced after becoming a popular celebrity, and looks at the ideals which guided his life
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