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Jesse Owens: An American Life (Sport and Society (SPS)) - Softcover

Baker, William J.

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9780252073694: Jesse Owens: An American Life (Sport and Society (SPS))
Softcover
ISBN 10: 025207369X ISBN 13: 9780252073694
Publisher: University of Illinois Press, 2006

Synopsis

Born the tenth child of a poor Southern sharecropper and barely able to read or write, Jesse Owens used his astonishing drive and athletic ability to win an unprecedented four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. He became an international superstar overnight and exploded Hitler’s myth of Aryan supremacy in the process. This Press edition of the William J. Baker's acclaimed work offers 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.

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About the Author

William J. Baker is a professor emeritus of history at the University of Maine. His books include Of Gods and Games: Religious Faith and Modern Sports, If Christ Came to the Olympics, and Sports in the Western World.

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Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Publication date
2006
Language
English
ISBN 10 
025207369X
ISBN 13 
9780252073694
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
289
Rating
  • 3.89 out of 5 stars
    37 ratings by Goodreads