Triumph : the untold story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics / Jeremy Schaap.
2008
GV697.O9 S33 2008 (Mapit)
Available at General Collection
Items
Details
Title
Triumph : the untold story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics / Jeremy Schaap.
Author
Schaap, Jeremy.
Edition
1st Mariner Books ed.
ISBN
9780618919109 (pbk.)
0618919104 (pbk.)
0618919104 (pbk.)
Imprint
Boston : Mariner Books, 2008.
Language
English
Description
xv, 272 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Call Number
GV697.O9 S33 2008
Dewey Decimal Classification
796.42092 B
Summary
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 is that of a high-profile athlete giving a performance that transcends sports--but it is also the intimate and complex tale of the courage of one remarkable man. From the start, American participation in the games was controversial--a boycott attempt was thwarted by the president of the American Olympic Committee. Owens was befriended by a German rival, who helped Owens win the gold medal at his own expense; two Jewish sprinters were, at the last moment, denied the chance to compete for the United States out of misguided politeness to the Nazi hosts; and a myth was born that Hitler himself had snubbed Owens.--From publisher description.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Record Appears in
On-Campus Resources > Books
All Resources
All Resources
Table of Contents
Prologue
A day to remember
Out of Alabama
Vincible
Heelbones and a new start
The judge and the millionaire
"We are with you, Adolf"
A blessing in disguise
Jew kills Nazi
A friend and a foe felled
Olympic trials
Olympia
The belle of the ball
The battle tent of some great emperor
The youth of the world
Day one
Day two
Day three
He flies like the Hindenburg
The relay
Epilogue.
A day to remember
Out of Alabama
Vincible
Heelbones and a new start
The judge and the millionaire
"We are with you, Adolf"
A blessing in disguise
Jew kills Nazi
A friend and a foe felled
Olympic trials
Olympia
The belle of the ball
The battle tent of some great emperor
The youth of the world
Day one
Day two
Day three
He flies like the Hindenburg
The relay
Epilogue.