TY  - BOOK
N2  - 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.
AB  - 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.
T1  - Triumph :the untold story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics /
DA  - 2008.
CY  - Boston :
AU  - Schaap, Jeremy.
ET  - 1st Mariner Books ed.
CN  - GV697.O9
CN  - GV697.O9
PB  - Mariner Books,
PP  - Boston :
PY  - 2008.
ID  - 434064
KW  - Track and field athletes
KW  - African American track and field athletes
KW  - Jewish athletes
KW  - Olympics
KW  - National socialism
KW  - Racism
SN  - 9780618919109 (pbk.)
SN  - 0618919104 (pbk.)
TI  - Triumph :the untold story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics /
ER  -