Olympic Gold 1936, Michael Burgan
Olympic Gold 1936, Michael Burgan
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Olympic Gold 1936
How the Image of Jesse Owens Crushed Hitler's Evil Myth

Author: Michael Burgan

Narrator: Various Narrators

Unabridged: 1 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Capstone Press

Published: 08/10/2017

Synopsis

Jesse Owens’ gold-medal winning feats at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin struck a mighty propaganda blow against Adolf Hitler. The Nazi leader had planned to use the German games as a showcase of supposed Aryan superiority. Instead, there was American black athlete Owens on the podium being photographed by Hitler’s personal photographer, Heinrich Hoffmann. In addition, Owens would figure prominently in the groundbreaking film Olympia by Hitler’s favorite director Leni Riefenstahl. Photo and film captured Owens’ stunning success and revealed how wrong Hitler was in his beliefs.

About Michael Burgan

Michael Burgan has written more than 250 books for children and young adults. His specialty is history, with an emphasis on biography. A graduate of the University of Connecticut with a degree in history, Burgan is also a produced playwright and the editor of The Biographer’s Craft, the newsletter for Biographers International Organization. He first started writing for children as an editor at Weekly Reader before beginning his freelance career in 1994. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Pritam

This petite book narrates the story of one man’s struggle against all odds to emerge a champion. The book has four chapters: Chapter One: A GOLDEN MOMENT Chapter Two: THE ROAD TO THE OLYMPICS Chapter Three: CAPTURING THE GAMES ON FILM Chapter Four: POLITICS AND THE OLYMPICS The International Olympic Comm......more

Goodreads review by Alicia

The series is always a short and sweet entry point for historical understanding of some of the most famous images. Often tossed around for this or that, the series sets to ground a reader in knowing the political, historical, human aspect of the image. This one is no different and in the historic Bla......more

Goodreads review by Kim

Brief but interesting. Hopefully it will encourage kids to read more about Jesse Owens.......more

Goodreads review by Cindy

Jesse Owens is a hero on many levels - not only did he win four Gold Medals at the 1936 Olympic Games and defy Hitler, he showed the world that it is important to uphold your dignity and honor at every turn, no matter what anyone says. Owens showed us how it is important to always do your best and t......more

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