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Author:

Burgan, Michael.

Title:

Olympic gold 1936 : how the image of Jesse Owens crushed Hitler's evil myth / by Michael Burgan.

Publisher:

Compass Point Booksa Capstone imprint,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

64 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.

Subject:

Owens, Jesse,--1913-1980--Juvenile literature.
Olympic Games--(11th :--1936 :--Berlin, Germany)--Juvenile literature.
Track and field athletes--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
African American track and field athletes--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Documentary photography--United States--History--Juvenile literature.
Owens, Jesse,--1913-1980.
Olympic Games--(11th :--1936 :--Berlin, Germany)
Track and field athletes.
African Americans--Biography.
Documentary photography.
Owens, Jesse,--1913-1980.
Olympic games, 1936 (Berlin, Germany)
Track and field athletes--Biography.
African American athletes--United States--Biography.
Documentary photography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 61-63) and index.

Summary:

Examines the impact of the gold medal winning performance of African American runner Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games on the Nazi views of Hitler's Germany.

Series:

Captured history. Sports

ISBN:

0756555329
9780756555320
0756555280
9780756555283

LCCN:

2016038562

Locations:

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

LEPI975 -- Woodbury County Library (Moville)

BVPE851 -- Nevada Public Library (Nevada)