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Jesse Owens: I Always Loved Running

128 pp. | Enslow | February, 2011 | Library ISBN 978-0-7660-3497-6 $31.93

(4) YA African-American Biography Library series. Beginning with his historically significant accomplishments at the 1936 Olympics in Germany--"Hitler's Olympics"--this accessible (if somewhat superficial) biography provides basic information on the early life, career, and legacy of the great African American track-and-field star Owens. Numerous archival photographs and occasional sidebars provide historical context. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz