Jesse Owens: An American Life - Softcover
A biography of James Cleveland Owens, the tenth child of an Alabama sharecropper who won an unprecedented four gold medals in track and field at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. It chronicles the public and private ambitions and ideals of a celebrated black athlete in an era of social change.
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"This book goes far beyond the Jesse Owens of the record books, the legendary winner of four Olympic gold medals and the setter of six world records in a single afternoon's burst of eternal glory. Jesse Owens delves more deeply into Owens the man and, even more significantly, introduces us to his life before and after his brief term as an unforgettable athlete. It is must reading for all who are interested in the man still regarded by most as the greatest track and field athlete in history." -- Bert Nelson
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- PublisherThe Free Press
- Publication date1988
- ISBN 10 0029017602
- ISBN 13 9780029017609
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages288
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