![]() During the program the author read from the book, talked with the host, and responded to questions from the studio audience in the Student Union Theatre on the North Campus of the State University of New York at Buffalo. /rebates/2f97806189191092fTriumph-Untold-Story-Jesse-Owens-06189191042fplp&. Jesse Owens may have won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, but his achievement's transcended athletics to both political and social. And do not miss the afterword with little-seen pictures. He talked about the historical importance of Owens' victories in the Games which flew in the face of Hitler’s ideas of Aryan supremacy. The great Jesse Owens was a champion in the Olympics and championed friendship with a competitor for a lifetime. 5 2008 by Jeremy Schaap (Author) 364 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle Edition 17.10 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 65.18 4 Used from 37.20 5 New from 59. ![]() ![]() Schaap used unprecedented access to the Owens family, previously unpublished interviews, and archival research to dispel some of the myths surrounding the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games as well as revealing new stories. Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitlers Olympics Paperback Feb. ![]() T22:00:12-05:00 Jeremy Schaap was a guest on the “Meet the Author” show to talk about his book, Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler’s Olympics, published by Houghton Mifflin. ![]()
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