Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics

Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics

This New York Timesâ€“bestselling authorâ€™s account of the 1936 Olympics in Berlin offers a â€œvivid portrait not just of Owens but of â€™30s Germany and Americaâ€ (Sports Illustrated).
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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 Hitlerâ€™s myth of Aryan supremacy.
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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 manâ€™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 Drawing on unprecedented access to the Owens family, previously unpublished interviews, and archival research, Jeremy Schaap transports us to Germany and tells the dramatic tale of Owens and his fellow athletes at the contest dubbed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.
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With incisive reporting and rich storytelling, Schaap reveals what really happened over those tense, exhilarating weeks in a â€œsnappy and dramaticâ€ work of sports history (Publishers Weekly).
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â€œA remarkable job of tackling a complex subject and bringing it to life.â€ â€”John Feinstein
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â€œAdd[s] even more luster to the indelibly heroic achievements of Jesse Owens.â€ â€”Ken Burns
Country USA
Manufacturer Mariner Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2015-03-03

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