Nicknamed the Worlds Fastest Human, Jesse Owens grew up in a poor farming community. A sickly child, he went on to become one of historys most talented track athletes. The first man to win four gold medals in a single Olympics, Owens set six World Records and discredited Nazi leader Adolph Hitlers racist beliefs by showing his superior athletic skills at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. From his childhood in Alabama through his death in Arizona, this book follows the spectacular life of this incredible athlete.
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Nicknamed the Worlds Fastest Human, Jesse Owens grew up in a poor farming community. A sickly child, he went on to become one of historys most talented track athletes. The first man to win four gold medals in a single Olympics, Owens set six World Records and discredited Nazi leader Adolph Hitlers racist beliefs by showing his superior athletic skills at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. From his childhood in Alabama through his death in Arizona, this book follows the spectacular life of this incredible athlete.
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Good. Ex-library. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 112 p. Contains: Illustrations. Biography (Lerner Hardcover). Audience: Children/juvenile. EX-LIBRARY S ITEMS (4816) FOLLOWING SPECIAL DESCRIPTION CAREFULLY: This sale is for a Secondhand Item: This item may be Contains some pages with writing Marking, Highlight, Answers for most Questions, Notes, Names, Marker s Marks, and/Under-lining. Back and front cover wrinkled & creased (YES), Stem s binding (Good), Jacket Cover cuts (no), Water damaged (NONE), wrinkled pages (yes). You will be at most 65% satisfied with this item or your money back guarantee
