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Jesse Owens : Athletes Who Made a Difference - Blake Hoena

Jesse Owens

Athletes Who Made a Difference

By: Blake Hoena, David Shephard (Illustrator)

Paperback | 4 August 2020

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This graphic nonfiction series presents true sports stories of grit, leadership, and resistance. Follow legendary athletes through their early years and as they went pro, all while pushing to change the world around them.

Jesse Owens smashed records throughout his track and field career. In 1936, he made history at the Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany. Owens won four gold medals, combating Adolf Hitler's message of Nazi superiority. He didn’t plan for Owens, who won four gold medals, combating Hitler’s message. Along the way, Owens broke or equaled nine Olympic records and set three world records. In graphic nonfiction style, this biography takes readers from Owens’s early life to his athletic triumphs.

About the Author

Blake Hoena is a writer based in St. Paul, Minnesota

About the Illustrator

David Shephard is an illustrator who lives in the UK.

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