Jesse Owens: Olympic Hero
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- Synopsis
- 1919: His Mama has to remove a lump on his leg which is making him unable to walk. 1921: He almost dies from pneumonia. First day of school: His teacher thinks he said his name is Jesse, (It was J.C.) and his name is changed forever. Other little-known facts about this great Black athlete make this a most interesting book. 1936: He wins four medals--gold medals--at the German Olympics. Why was his first medal especially precious to Owens? (The book will tell you.) A marvelous book for a book report. This file should make an excellent embossed braille copy.
- Copyright:
- 1986
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 26 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780816705528
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 08/07/03
- Copyrighted By:
- Troll Associates
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Children's Books, Nonfiction, Sports, Biographies and Memoirs
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- Bookshare.org In-house Volunteers
- Proofread By:
- Lena
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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