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Triumph : The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics by Jeremy Schaap (2008, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100618919104
ISBN-139780618919109
eBay Product ID (ePID)60194512
Product Key Features
Book TitleTriumph : the Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2008
TopicTrack & Field, Olympics & Paralympics, Sports
IllustratorYes
GenreSports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorJeremy Schaap
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight9.9 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Reviewsthis is a book about one of the greatest athletes this country has ever produced. More importantly, it is about a moment in time--the 1936 Olympics in Hitler's Germany--as majestic as sports has ever produced. You think you know about Jesse Owens. You think you know the whole story about the '36 Olympics. Think again., TRIUMPH capures the glory and complexity of one of history's greatest sporting events. The reader is captivated from start to finish. Schaap is a wonderful storyteller, and, like Jesse Owens, he makes the astonishing look easy.
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromNinth Grade
Dewey Decimal796.42092 B
SynopsisThis New York Times -bestselling author's account of the 1936 Olympics in Berlin offers a "vivid portrait not just of Owens but of '30s Germany and America" ( Sports Illustrated )., This New York Times best-selling author's account of the 1936 Olympics in Berlin offers a "vivid portrait not just of Owens but of '30s Germany and America" ( Sports Illustrated ).At the 1936 Olympics, against a backdrop of swastikas and goose-stepping storm troopers, an African American son of sharecroppers won a staggering four gold medals, single-handedly falsifying Hitler's myth of Aryan supremacy.The story of Jesse Owens at the Berlin games is that of an athletic performance that transcends sports. It is also the intimate and complex tale of one remarkable man's courage. Drawing on unprecedented access to the Owens family, previously unpublished interviews, and archival research, Jeremy Schaap transports us to Germany and tells the dramatic tale of Owens and his fellow athletes at the contest dubbed the Nazi Olympics.With incisive reporting and rich storytelling, Schaap reveals what really happened over those tense, exhilarating weeks in a "snappy and dramatic" work of sports history ( Publishers Weekly )."A remarkable job of tackling a complex subject and bringing it to life." -- John Feinstein"Add[s] even more luster to the indelibly heroic achievements of Jesse Owens." -- Ken Burns, This New York Times best-selling author's account of the 1936 Olympics in Berlin offers a "vivid portrait not just of Owens but of '30s Germany and America" (Sports Illustrated). At the 1936 Olympics, against a backdrop of swastikas and goose-stepping storm troopers, an African American son of sharecroppers won a staggering four gold medals, single-handedly falsifying Hitler's myth of Aryan supremacy. The story of Jesse Owens at the Berlin games is that of an athletic performance that transcends sports. It is also the intimate and complex tale of one remarkable man's courage. Drawing on unprecedented access to the Owens family, previously unpublished interviews, and archival research, Jeremy Schaap transports us to Germany and tells the dramatic tale of Owens and his fellow athletes at the contest dubbed the Nazi Olympics. With incisive reporting and rich storytelling, Schaap reveals what really happened over those tense, exhilarating weeks in a "snappy and dramatic" work of sports history (Publishers Weekly). "A remarkable job of tackling a complex subject and bringing it to life." -- John Feinstein "Add[s] even more luster to the indelibly heroic achievements of Jesse Owens." -- Ken Burns, At the 1936 Olympics, against a backdrop of swastikas and goose-stepping storm troopers, an African-American son of sharecroppers won a staggering four gold medals and single-handedly demonstrated that Hitler's myth of Aryan supremacy was a lie. The story of Jesse Owens at the Berlin games is that of an athletic performance that transcends sports. It is also the intimate and complex tale of the courage of one remarkable man. Drawing on unprecedented access to the Owens family, previously unpublished interviews, and exhaustive archival research, Jeremy Schaap transports us to Germany and tells the dramatic tale of Owens and his fellow athletes at the contest dubbed the Nazi Olympics. With his incisive reporting and rich storytelling, Schaap reveals what really happened over those tense, exhilarating weeks in a nuanced and riveting work of sports history., The story of Jesse Owens, the African-American son of sharecroppers who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games held in Nazi Germany, 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., At the 1936 Olympics, against a backdrop of swastikas and goose-stepping storm troopers, an African-American son of sharecroppers won a staggering four gold medals and single-handedly demonstrated that Hitler's myth of Aryan supremacy was a lie. The story of Jesse Owens at the Berlin games is that of an athletic performance that transcends sports. It is also the intimate and complex tale of one remarkable man's courage. Drawing on unprecedented access to the Owens family, previously unpublished interviews, and exhaustive archival research, Jeremy Schaap transports us to Germany and tells the dramatic tale of Owens and his fellow athletes at the contest dubbed the Nazi Olympics. With his incisive reporting and rich storytelling, Schaap reveals what really happened over those tense, exhilarating weeks in a nuanced and riveting work of sports history.
