Triumph : the untold story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics

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Label

Triumph : the untold story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics

Title remainder

the untold story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics

Statement of responsibility

Jeremy Schaap

Creator

• Schaap, Jeremy

Subject

• Glickman, Marty, 1917-2001
• Jeux olympiques d'été, 1936, Berlin
• Jewish athletes -- United States -- Biography
• National socialism -- Philosophy
• Olympic Games, 1936, Berlin, Germany
• Olympics -- Participation, American
• African American track and field athletes -- Biography
• Racism -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
• Stoller, Sam, 1915-1983
• Track and field athletes -- United States -- Biography
• athlète -- Jeux olympiques d'été (11 ; 1936 ; Berlin) -- Etats-Unis
• national-socialisme -- Jeux olympiques d'été (11 ; 1936 ; Berlin)
• Owens, Jesse, 1913-1980

Genre

• Biography

Language

eng

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

Biography type

individual biography

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

• 796.42092
• B

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

GV697.O9

LC item number

S33 2007

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography