Triumph : the untold story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics

Triumph : the untold story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics / Jeremy Schaap

In 1936, against a backdrop of swastikas flying and storm troopers looming, an African-American son of sharecroppers set three world records and won an unprecedented four gold medals, single-handedly crushing Hitler's myth of Aryan supremacy. The story of Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympic Games i...

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Main Authors:Schaap, Jeremy
Format: Book
Language:English
Published:Boston ; New York : Mariner Book, 2008
Edition:First Mariner Books edition
Subjects:
Owens, Jesse, 1913-1980
Olympische Spiele (11. : 1936 : Berlin)
Olympic Games > Berlin, Germany) > 1936
Deutschland
USA
Geschichte 1900-2000
Geschichte
Philosophie
Nationalsozialismus
Rassismus
Track and field athletes > Biography > United States
African American athletes > Biography
Jewish athletes > Biography > United States
Olympics > Participation, American
National socialism > Philosophy
Racism > History > 20th century > Germany
Biografie
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Library Call Number
00/15.2262 Magazin

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