Who Was Jesse Owens?

James Buckley, Jr., Who HQ, Gregory Copeland

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English

G P Putnam's Sons
15 January 2017

Series: Who Was?

Race into history with Jesse Owens, four-time Olympic gold medalist and worldwide track and field legend.

At the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics, track and field star Jesse Owens ran himself straight into international glory by winning four gold medals. But the life of Jesse Owens is much more than a sports story. Born in rural Alabama under the oppressive Jim Crow laws, Owens's family suffered many hardships. As a boy he worked several jobs like delivering groceries and working in a shoe repair shop to make ends meet. But Owens defied the odds tobecome a sensational student athlete, eventually running track for Ohio State. He was chosen to compete in the Summer Olympics in Nazi Germany where Adolf Hitler was promoting the idea of ""Aryan superiority."" Owens's winning streak at the games humiliated Hitler and crushed the myth of racial supremacy once and for all.

By: James Buckley Jr., Who HQ
Illustrated by: Gregory Copeland
Imprint: G P Putnam's Sons
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 194mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 6mm
Weight: 119g
ISBN: 9780448483078
ISBN 10: 0448483076
Series: Who Was?
Pages: 112
Publication Date: 15 January 2017
Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

James Buckley, Jr. has written more than 50 books for kids, includingWho Was Ernest Shackleton?