Jesse Owens : a biography

Jesse Owens A biography

Jacqueline Edmondson, 1967-

Book - 2007

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Subjects
Owens, Jesse, > 1913-1980.
Track and field athletes > Biography.
Published
Westport, CT : Greenwood Press 2007.
Language
English
Main Author
Jacqueline Edmondson, 1967- (-)
Physical Description
xxii, 104 pages, 3 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [97]-100) and index.
ISBN
9780313339882
  • Series Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Timeline: Significant Events in the Life of Jesse Owens
  • Chapter 1. Strength and Courage in Rural Alabama
  • Chapter 2. The Owens Family Moves to Ohio
  • Chapter 3. The Buckeye Bullet
  • Chapter 4. The 1936 Olympics
  • Chapter 5. Tenuous Circumstances
  • Chapter 6. Civil Unrest and the Black Freedom Movement
  • Chapter 7. Final Glory
  • Appendix 1. African Americans Who Competed in the 1936 Olympic Games
  • Appendix 2. Winners of the Jesse Owens Award (USA Track & Field Association)
  • Appendix 3. Tributes to Jesse Owens
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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