Jesse Owens
Fastest Man Alive

This is an unusual and innovative approach to telling the story of the man who held the longest standing world record in the 100 meter dash. The story of his rise to track star and his experiences in the 1936 Olympics in Nazi Berlin are all done in short, unrhymed poems. The illustrations are excell......more

I can really relate to this book in so many ways. Jesse Owens was a all star in track and he won in the olympics 4 times in 1936 in the following races. 100 meter dash, 200 meter dash, and the long jump along with the 110 meter hurdles. Jesse Owens as a kid his dream was to be an olympian in track a......more

Jesse Owens was an African American man who made history by winning the gold in 3 separate areas of the Olympics in 1936. Despite being faced with hatred by the leader of Berlin who was hosting the Olympics, Adolf Hitler, Jesse was triumphant and set records destroying Hitler’s hopes for domination.......more

Jesse Owens is well-known as the fastest man alive. He never let segregation slow him down and won a spot on the 1936 U.S. Olympic team. At the Berlin Olympics, he won four gold medals, and set a world record in the long jump that stood for 25 years. While people know of Owen's triumph on the field......more