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Jesse Owens: Fastest Man Alive
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Walker & Co
Publication date December 26, 2006
Pages 32
Binding Library
Book category Easy Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780802795519
ISBN-10 080279551X
Dimensions 0.25 by 10.50 by 10.50 in.
Weight 1 lbs.
Availability§ Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price $17.85
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Summary
This inspirational biography of an African-American track star, who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin--where Hitler was determined to prove that Aryans were the superior race, details the challenges he overcame to realize his dreams--and prove a Nazi dictator wrong.
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In 1936, America was years away from war with Nazi Germany. But long before the first battle of World War II, a starter's gun fired the first shot in our battle against the Nazis.
Adolf Hitler viewed the 1936 Berlin Olympics as a chance to show the superiority of the German "race" over the rest of the world. He never expected that an American, let alone a black American, would dash his dreams.
Jesse Owens grew up during an age when segregation laws forced him to eat at separate restaurants and stay at different hotels. But Jesse never let it slow him down while setting world records and winning a spot on the U.S. Olympic team. Once in Berlin, the triumph of Jesse's will helped him run through any barrier, winning not only Olympic gold, but countless fans.



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Hardcover
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from Walker & Co (December 26, 2006)
9780802795502 | details & prices | 32 pages | 10.25 × 10.25 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 2-3 | 0.90 lbs | List price $16.95
About: Presents the life and accomplishments of Jesse Owens, an African American track and field star who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany, and dashed Hitler's hopes for an Aryan domination of the Games.
Library
Book cover for 9780802795519
 
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from Walker & Co (December 26, 2006)
9780802795519 | details & prices | 32 pages | 10.50 × 10.50 × 0.25 in. | Rec. grade levels 2-3 | 1.00 lbs | List price $17.85
About: Presents the life and accomplishments of Jesse Owens, an African American track and field star who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany, and dashed Hitler's hopes for an Aryan domination of the Games.

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