Jesse Owens: Champion Athlete
- ISBN-10
- 1438100833
- ISBN-13
- 9781438100838
- Series
- Jesse Owens
- Category
- African Americans
- Pages
- 116
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- Infobase Publishing
- Authors
- Heather Lehr Wagner, Tony Gentry
Description
* Critically acclaimed biographies of history's most notable African-Americans * Straightforward and objective writing * Lavishly illustrated with photographs and memorabilia * Essential for multicultural studies
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