Jesse Owens - An American Life (Paperback, New Ed)

Born the tenth child of a poor Southern sharecropper and barely able to read or write, Jesse Owens would nevertheless go on to win an unprecedented four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, becoming an international superstar overnight and exploding Hitler's myth of Aryan supremacy in the process. William J. Baker's Jesse Owens is the most complete and probing biography of Owens ever written, vividly detailing the successes and failures of this complex and troubled but ultimately indomitable figure who transcended his own athleticism and became an American icon.

General

Imprint:	University of Illinois Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Sport and Society
Release date:	August 2006
First published:	August 2006
Authors:	William J. Baker
Dimensions:	230 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	289
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-252-07369-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Sport Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Track & field sports, athletics > General Books > Biography > Sport
LSN:	0-252-07369-X
Barcode:	9780252073694

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