Heroes Without a Country : America's Betrayal of Joe Louis and Jesse Owens

Name: Heroes Without a Country : America's Betrayal of Joe Louis and Jesse Owens
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ISBN: 9780060002299

ISBN-10: 0060002298

ISBN-13: 9780060002299

Edition: N/A

Authors: Donald McRae

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"In the summer of 1935, within weeks of each other, Joe Louis and Jesse Owens emerged as the first black superstars of world sport, and their subsequent political and social impact on America was nothing short of sensational. To fans (and even critics) the world over, they seemed larger than life, and yet in their endeavors they were unfailingly human: as vulnerable as they were courageous; as troubled as they were brilliant; as unsettled in themselves as they are now fixed in history." "Scrupulously researched and written in spare, eloquent prose, Heroes Without a Country vividly re-creates some of the most dramatic sporting events of the past century. In August 1936, in front of Hitler…

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List price: $13.95
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Language: English