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Author:
Buckley, James, 1963-
Title:
Who was Jesse Owens? / by James Buckley Jr. ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland.
Edition:
First Edition.
Publisher:
Grosset & Dunlapan imprint of Penguin Random House,
Copyright Date:
2015
Description:
106 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Subject:
Owens, Jesse,--1913-1980--Juvenile literature.
Owens, Jesse,--1913-1980.
Owens, Jesse,--1913-1980.
Owens, Jesse--Juvenile literature.
JUVENILE NONFICTION--African American.--United States--African American.
JUVENILE NONFICTION--Olympics.--Olympics.
JUVENILE NONFICTION--Track & Field.--Track & Field.
African Americans.
Track and field athletes.
African American track and field athletes--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
African American track and field athletes.
African American track and field athletes.
Track and field athletes--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Track and field athletes.
African Americans--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Biography.
United States.
Biographies.
Biographies.
Biography.
Juvenile works.
Other Authors:
Copeland, Gregory, illustrator.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 106).
Contents:
Who Was Jesse Owens? -- Home in Alabama -- Heading North -- School Days -- College Man -- An Amazing Day -- An Olympic Trip -- A Legend is Born -- Golden Moments -- Life After the Olympics -- A Legacy of Strength -- Timelines.
Summary:
Describes the life of the sharecroppers' son who became an Olympic legend and challenged Hitler's dream of Aryan superiority.
Series:
Who was
Who was--
ISBN:
0606367543
9780606367547
LCCN:
2015947741
Locations:
JYPB641 -- Albion Municipal Library (Albion)
TIPA162 -- Bennett Public Library (Bennett)
XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)
CMPE792 -- Drake Community Library (Grinnell)
VPPC384 -- Kling Memorial Library (Grundy Center)
ZXPC675 -- Fisher-Whiting Memorial Library (Mapleton)
LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

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