Jesse Owens
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Book Description
Jesse Owens grew up during the time of Jim Crow laws, but segregation never slowed him down. After setting world records for track in high school and college, he won a slot on the 1936 U.S. Olympic team. That year, the Olympics were in Berlin, then controlled by the Nazis, and Hitler was certain they would be a chance to prove to the world that Aryans were superior to all other races. Bu... More
Book Information
Publisher | Walker and Company |
Binding | Hardcover (8 editions) |
Reading Level | Ages 4-8 |
# of Pages | 32 |
ISBN-10 | 0802795501 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0802795502 |
Publication Date | 01/01/2007 |
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About Eric Velasquez (Illustrator) : Eric Velasquez is a published author and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Eric Velasquez include The Little Sister, I, Matthew Henson.
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