Title:
Olympic gold 1936 : how the image of Jesse Owens crushed Hitler's evil myth / by Michael Burgan ; content adviser, Dennis Showalter, PhD.
ISBN:
9780756555443
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Publication Information:
North Mankato, Minnesota : Compass Point Books, [2017]
Physical Description:
1 online resource (64 pages) : illustrations (some color).
General Note:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Contents:
A golden moment -- The road to the Olympics -- Capturing the games on film -- Politics and the Olympics.
Summary:
Explores the life of Jesse Owens and how his gold-medal winning feats at the 1936 Olympics challenged and undid Hitler's propaganda that the Aryan race was superior to all others.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader AR-ATOS MG 7.3 2.0 187242.
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Electronic Access:
Mackin Educational Resources Click here to open
Interest grade level:
6-9.
Audience:
1080 Lexile.
Reading level:
7.3.
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